I suppose effectively not anyone, given there are the usual barriers to training and resources like any piece of eduction, and some have a stronger knack, but generally speaking, yes. A lot of machinery and technology operate with Mist as the base energy supply.

What do they use on your world? [ He's familiar with the fundamentals of electricity and pure mechanical technology. A lot of Archadian military and therefore pirate tech has full mechanical bases in case something is used to destabilize the Mist. That hadn't been a large issue in the past -- Balthier realizes the manufactured nethecite research must have increased the reliance on ships and and systems that could run while the Mist was depressed. ]