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> "I'd say they're targeting around 60 megawatts, I can't imagine they'll get below that," [Mark Parsons] commented. "That's at least £60m a year just on your electricity bill."

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I wouldn't trust a Brit to report the figures for the US Department of Energy. The DOE's budget is 20 Megawatts [source: http://science.energy.gov/~/media/ascr/ascac/pdf/meetings/20...]

He didn't report it, he gave an estimate. And as for "wouldn't trust a Brit", I'd trust anyone directly involved in it, regardless of nationality.

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