Generalhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/27.aspxEverything else.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)Re: Can Bloom Energy Unplug us All From the Power Companies?https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322507.aspxFri, 09 Apr 2010 18:11:42 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:322507limitgov0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322507.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=322507<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/Themes/mises2008/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>ViennaSausage:</strong></div><div></p> <p>Technically maybe, legally no.</p> <p><br />Power companies have a legalized monopoly on distribution of energy.&nbsp; We are required to be connected and give back to the grid.&nbsp; One has to jump through so many legal loopholes in order to be off grid.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Do tell...what are the hoops that bloom would have to jump through in order to sell these boxes to consumers?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Can Bloom Energy Unplug us All From the Power Companies?https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322502.aspxFri, 09 Apr 2010 17:57:53 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:322502ViennaSausage0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322502.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=322502<p>Technically maybe, legally no.</p> <p><br />Power companies have a legalized monopoly on distribution of energy.&nbsp; We are required to be connected and give back to the grid.&nbsp; One has to jump through so many legal loopholes in order to be off grid.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Can Bloom Energy Unplug us All From the Power Companies?https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322500.aspxFri, 09 Apr 2010 17:50:29 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:322500limitgov0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/322500.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=322500<p>Many corporations already use these relatively small boxes to power their campuses...such as:</p> <p>Coca-cola, Google, Ebay, and many others.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>