This is basically the goal, right? When Tesla opened their patents and spun-off their battery division[1] that was the big takeaway - to see more of this sort

This is basically the goal, right? When Tesla opened their patents and spun-off their battery division[1] that was the big takeaway - to see more of this sort of thing. The interesting thing about this case is that there seems to be at least some cooperation with the German utility companies, which is a huge boon. If they don't get a piece of the pie, it can be hard for individuals or small communities to go up against them. 1: http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/05/tesla-energys-goal-changing-the-energy-infrastructure-of-the-world/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/05/tesla-energys-goal-ch...