I supported the government…

I supported the government in the past due to its courageous stance on renewable energy. I am disappointed to see the proposal to pull back from a plan to move to 100% renewable energy.

I am concerned that climate change remains the biggest challenge for civilization, and bold leadership is needed to deal with the challenge. We need the price system to encourage people and companies to reduce energy use and to make renewable energy more economically viable compared with carbon-producing or radioactive-waste-producing energy forms.

We also need a smart grid with time-of-day sensitivity that encourages small-scale local energy production and storage. With decentralized storage, people could charge up during low energy-demand periods and sell back into the grid during high energy-demand periods, thus evening out demand peaks and reducing the requirement for peak generation capacity.

Government leadership is needed to shape the energy marketplace to align economic incentives with societal needs. I urge you to continue to be bold and innovative.

[Original Comment ID: 207022]