[MotoSook]

The box is IMO a good stepping stone towards technology that can be independent of traditional natural resources. I saw part of that 60 Minute program, and it left me with hope.

The thing that stood out was the box's ability to use natural gas or landfill gas in the fuel cell. Conversion to electricity without the combustion. Land fill gas is increasingly being used and there is an abundance of clean natural gas (let's not discuss the fact that more than 50% of or electricity is produced by burning dirty coal).

The users reported a good savings and IIRC at times they put power back into the grid.

There is fuel cost, buy let's compare this box to fuel burning generators. Which would you rather have? Folks expect a magic box, but we are not there yet. Those same folks will dismiss this device ignorant that we have to start somewhere. As more and more folks buy into this, the greater the development.

One of the so call experts on 60 Minutes dismissed the device, but then admitted that if it takes off we'd probably see General Electric leading the market. This device a is threat to a company like GE who is heavy into the electrical generation business. If it threatens GE they will do why they can to kill it or they will do eveything they can to own it. Owning it and marketing it will mean a decline in their combustion turbine business. The bottom line will determine if GE or some other major player will run with this. If the $ is in their favor, we'll see fast development otherwise this thing may die off despite being so promising.