Alle-Catt is an albatross in an increasingly fractured energy future - The Herald-Courier

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Alle-Catt is an albatross in an increasingly fractured energy future - The Herald-Courier

Dear Editor: I write in rebuttal of Mr. Jeff Peterson’s letter – Mr. Peterson’s lack of experience in matters of power is reflected in his conclusions. Upstate electric is already 91% carbon-free, and only 8% is wind; the rest is American-made nuclear and hydropower. The state’s grid operator’s annual grid reports demonstrate that increased levels of unreliable wind power are destabilizing our grid and several pockets of transmission congestion …