Yes, agreed. I’d been hearing the promises of this tech for a long, long, long, time. C’mon Darth, lite this candle or get off the Death Star!!!!!!
IMO, the ultimate joke would be if “cold fusion” is rolled out, works, and provides a low-cost, simpler, alternative to “hot” fusion.
If that actually happened, to prevent widespread undermining of the oil and gas consortiums they'd just have claim... oh, I don't know... that it didn't work, or something... (oops...)