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THE FORBES INVESTIGATION














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                                                  KR SRIDHAR’S BLOOM ENERGY PROMISED TO TURN
                                      NATURAL GAS INTO CLEAN ELECTRICITY “CHEAPER THAN THE GRID.”
                                        BUT AFTER BLOWING BILLIONS, ITS FUEL CELLS HAVE TURNED OUT
                                         TO BE OUTRAGEOUSLY COSTLY—AND NOT SO GREEN AFTER ALL.















                                 BY CHRISTOPHER HELMAN                                   PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM PANNELL FOR FORBES


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