[steveklabnik]

> If I needed a generator to run a remote mining operation, and you just told me to just buy energy futures instead, we'd be having a silly discussion.

Exactly. Just because they are similar in some senses doesn't mean that they're fungible. Generator manufacturers still have a business even though you can purchase energy futures.

[doctorpangloss]

okay well this is an interesting and engaging conversation, if you guys someday make something in the $1,000 range you have a customer.