Yes all interesting and they will be answered in the future one way or another.
{So many questions and so little time.}
I like this one the best:
{I wonder if CPST heard of this micro-grid effort?}
Apparently not, or if they did they decided not to play. I think Capstone has missed the golden ring already, although of course I hope I'm wrong. All of the other questions are pure speculation at this point, but Wild-Bill's find about the DOE and EPA Micro-Grid Grant and Loan Pilot program is answered in the linked pdf.
Perhaps next year will be different, and that may well be the case. We'll see won't we, or at least those who are still here will.