It is encouraging, during Earth Week, to know that the Town of Riverhead is committed to renewable energy. It is moving ahead with a smart battery storage system using the latest fire protection technology and design. This is a great improvement over the older systems, three of which caught fire two years ago, inciting frightened opposition and causing many towns to back off battery commitments. Note that none of those fires caused personal or property harm outside the batteries themselves.
Anti-battery groups, like fossil fuels-funded Protect Our Coast, are spreading lies, feeding on people’s misunderstandings, and tying them to offshore wind opposition. These groups are do not represent mainstream Long Islanders.
Riverhead is staying the course, as is the Town of Brookhaven, despite a pressure campaign against Suffolk County Supervisor Ed Romaine. He should not capitulate, and these two towns should be a model for others.
Even with offshore wind on Trump-imposed hiatus, hopefully temporary, battery systems offer safe, clean resiliency to our energy system, storing energy when demand is low and releasing it when demand is high. Battery storage systems are a sure way to keep rate-payers’ utility costs down.
Stephanie Doba
Sag Harbor
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