PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 21, 2023
First, the government will require all citizens to own electric cars. Second, we will have all oil, gas, natural and propane stoves, heaters, ovens, home heaters, etc., removed and replaced with heat pumps, electric baseboard heaters and similar sources. Third, all this electrification will put an enormous strain on the electric grid, which means we will need a new grid. Fourth, solar panels wear out and windmills freeze, break down, etc. As a retired electrical contractor and engineer, I am all for electrification but feel that we are moving too fast on alternative “green” energy. ~ Frank Slason, Somerville