Imagine a $3000 box in your backyard or basement, that supplies all the energy for your home for half the cost per kilowatt you are currently paying. That is what Bloom Energy is all about. At the heart of this venture is a scientist who invents technology for NASA missions to Mars, and the units are currently successfully making power for FedEx, eBay, Staples and Google. This could be BIG... I mean REALLY BIG. How about not having to pay an electric bill ever again? Not losing power in an ice storm or after a hurricane? Not having to build more coal-powered energy plants?
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