Weighing energy with safety, savings

Humans coexist with flammable infrastructure all around us: vehicles, gas stations, electric lines, power plants, our own homes [“Renewables can help solve power crisis,” Opinion, Sept. 2]. These catch fire from time to time, but we obviously rely on them, nevertheless. Evolving safety standards, regulation and, finally, firefighters, make it possible to live with some risk of fire. We need to apply the same risk-benefit analysis to battery storage.

Long Islanders will benefit from Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) installations by breathing cleaner air, paying less for electricity, and slowing the climate crisis. Coupled with wind and solar energy, battery storage supports affordable electricity and allows for retiring old polluting power plants.

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