From: JamesL@Lugoj.com   
      
   iain-3@truecircuits.com wrote:   
   >    [...]while producing gigawatts economically is well understood,   
   >    it costs over a dollar a watt[...]   
      
   It does? Then how to account for this 40 kW generator for US$13k (which   
   comes to ~US$0.33/watt):   
   http://www.elitegenerators.com/40qumo50.html   
      
   Or these (one of which comes to ~US$0.15/watt):   
   http://www.electricgeneratorstore.com/sppa.html   
      
   Granted, a natural gas gigawatt electric power plant may indeed cost ~US$1,   
   but clearly it doesn't have to if it isn't intended to link into a utility   
   power grid and meet all the other requirements of said grid connection.   
      
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