>>Consider, the cost of making the energy will drop - that does NOT mean the profit margin will drop. If the cost of making electricty is 6.5 cent/KWhr and you sell it with taxes and profit included for 8.5 cent/KWhr - you have a 2 cent/KWhr profit.<<
But what if the customer buys their own Mr. Fusion and the utility gets no money whatsoever?
Having no clue as to the start-up cost - this may or may not be viable. There will be a huge number of companies and individuals who will pay a 'service fee' to have someone else worry about maintenance, refueling and emergencies. I don't see a whole lot of people going 'off the grid' in the future. The only people I do see buying their own "Mr. Fusion" are the folk who are moving out into the wilds, and simply have an issue of cost in getting themselves put 'on the grid'. I have some co-workers who bought land in Wyoming, and the cost of getting power brought to their property is $65,000. These folk are forced to consider solar and wind. This could be a viable alternative.