PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 23, 2022
Retired electrical engineer Frank Slason opposes solar-fueled electricity because it will overwhelm our “crumbling electric grid.” He then argues for more nuclear power plants. I don’t understand why electricity generated by solar panels will overwhelm the grid but nuclear power somehow will not. Our grid needs to be modernized and expanded if we are to have a fighting chance of slowing global temperature increases. Better to use decentralized generation that is closer to where it is needed, i.e. solar farms. Highly centralized, large-scale generation facilities such as nuclear plants require building more grid. We need to employ all options if we are to keep the planet from burning up: solar, wind, nuclear and increased efficiency and conservation. ~ Robert S. Howe, Brunswick