I'm keeping the bubbly on ice for now. Not because the reactor may be a hoax, but even if it's wildly successful -- by which I mean CF replaces all current powe

I'm keeping the bubbly on ice for now. Not because the reactor may be a hoax, but even if it's wildly successful -- by which I mean CF replaces all current power generators -- does the estimable readership of HN think it's really going to reduce our energy bill? Think of what goes into your bill -- it's not all a pass-through of whatever the provider had to burn, there's also labor and infrastructure. But let's assume for argument's sake that CF is a plug-in replacement, and it's 1/10th the cost. What makes you think the utility execs will just give that away? They have armies of lobbyists, decades of experience at bamboozling the public, and control of the infrastructure -- in some US states, they even have the power to seize property by force. And when pressed, they'll just restructure their business so that their cost of buying energy is low or nonexistent, in order to justify their rates. Or, more ominously, they'll manipulate the markets for CF materials to maintain or increase their rates. Just a dose of reality. But, hey I could be wrong.