You're probably right. More than likely, if they succeed in that, the financial crater will be that much deeper.
But, if it really does work, they need a demo. 1.5mw ought to be enough to take a neighborhood off the grid. Here's the power plant. Here's the neighborhood. It cost this much for the plant, this much to operate it, this much to maintain it. And here is our empty list of the times we needed to cut over to the grid.
But, if it really does work, they need a demo.
***Like I said, this is old news.
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