[djf]

Well, like I said above, I am somewhat skeptical. For sure, I’m not gonna invest a months salary in it.

What they need to do now has two parts:
1) Absolutely, positively, undeniably verify that there is excess energy being produced
2) Come up with some sound, provable, peer-reviewed theoretical basis for exactly what in hallelujah is going on.

For all we know, some of the successes might happen at places that use fluorescent lights while the failures happen at places using incandescents.
Could be some hidden, previously unseen quantum effect.

We just don’t know yet.

But I think there is enough evidence to warrant continued testing.

[drbuzzard]

But I think there is enough evidence to warrant continued testing.

I'm generally all for research, but there's no infinite pool of research funds. I would say if a researcher can find private funds interested in seeing if this pans out, more power to him. If it requires the DOE to make the funding come about, I say no. Heck, I want the DOE gone as it is (put their control of the nuclear stockpile into some other agency, or make one specifically for it).

[CommerceComet]

What they need to do now has two parts: 1) Absolutely, positively, undeniably verify that there is excess energy being produced 2) Come up with some sound, provable, peer-reviewed theoretical basis for exactly what in hallelujah is going on.

The scientific community would want #2. Frankly, consumers and investors would be satisfied with #1 and probably don't care about #2. As long as the cold fusion process works, consumers and investors wouldn't care if the explanation was elves and fairy dust.