KENNEBEC JOURNAL • April 18, 2022
Recently, an editorial endorsement of a proposal in the Legislature that would add a new layer of bureaucracy to the way our electric grid is managed, maintained and improved got just about everything wrong. If our goal really is more renewable energy, addressing climate change, and keeping control of costs – does anyone think that adding a bunch of consultants and elected politicians to the mix, and putting them in charge of designing and running our grid, is the quickest way to get there? The Legislature should set policy goals that can enable and guide the Public Utilities Commission to do its work to regulate the utilities. But utilities do what they do best: Plan, operate and manage the grid. ~ Tony Sapienza, IBEW Local 1837, Manchester