PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 28, 2021
Joseph W. McDonnell’s column of Dec. 18 is a lesson in anachronistic thinking. His assumption that reliability, affordability and addressing climate change compete directly with each other comes from a perspective that has been promoted by the large power producers and has arguably caused the climate crisis. He need only look back into Maine’s history to a time when multiple mills, built-in proximity to flowing water, were the engines of our prosperity. This was the prototypical model of how our economy will be driven by a more dispersed power generation schema. By shifting power generation of the few, to power generation done by many, we build both resiliency and sustainability into our infrastructure. Maine needs Pine Tree Power. ~ Tracy Floyd, Cape Elizabeth