Fortitude Group, Inc. (FRTD)

[PaperProphet]

I previously calculated that if the EC was scaled to the size of Hoover Dam, each unit would have to cost about $50 to compete with the large hydro turbines. The more the EC is scaled, the more it has to compete with larger hydro turbines and the economies of scale they provide.

Those economies of scale are also the likely reason why we don't see many (although there are a few) small hydro turbines in operation. By the time the penstock is placed, the power is wired to the grid or other place, a generator, regulator, housing, foundation, surveys, permits, etc..., the hydro turbine is only about 1/8 of the total cost (based on an installation estimate I found a while back). An EC V will have substantially the same costs. placing multiple EC V's together to power one huge generator and having all the piping feed from a large pipe, wiring also, will give the EC V some economies of scale but not nearly at the rate as a larger turbine will achieve those economies of scale.

Alright, I'm bordering on starting to bash the company. I may have to quit here.