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@cinebox i'm lol-ing at the wikipedia article

> On 24 February 2010, Sridhar claimed that his devices were making electricity for $0.08–.10/kWh using natural gas, cheaper than electricity prices in some parts of the United States, such as California.[14][15] Twenty percent of the cost savings depend upon avoiding transfer losses that result from energy grid use.[11]

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@cinebox we've come full circle back to power as a service

> In 2010, Bloom Energy claimed to be developing power purchase agreements to sell electricity produced by the boxes, rather than selling the boxes themselves, in order to address customers' fears about box maintenance, reliability, and servicing costs.[16]

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