This is basically the goal, right?  When Tesla opened their patents and spun-off their battery division[1] that was the big takeaway - to see more of this sort of thing.  The interesting thing about this case is that there seems to be at least some cooperation with the German utility companies, which is a huge boon.  If they don&#x27;t get a piece of the pie, it can be hard for individuals or small communities to go up against them.<p>1: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;tesla-energys-goal-changing-the-energy-infrastructure-of-the-world&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;arstechnica.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;tesla-energys-goal-ch...</a>