Fuel cell demonstrates 10,000 hours (equiv to 300,000 miles)

[kristopher]

20. Excellent point.

At the heart of the two competing systems (centralized vs distributed), lie two competing concepts of growth. The economic and social models associated with centralized generation both serve to drive increased consumption. With distributed generation, where the costs and limits of production are directly observable to the end user, it goes in exactly the other direction.

I think it is economics that are working to make this paragraph true, so I would phrase that just a bit differently, but nonetheless, your words speaking to the barriers deserve repeating:

"It is not an economic issue. it is not a technology issue. We are approaching the point of no-brainer on both those fronts. It is now "just" a political issue. The old dirty/dangerous energy barons don't give up their position easily. That's where we are today. But this is one change that really is happening and will be irreversible by the time Obama leaves office."