Iappreciated the front page story about Irene Gilbert and her struggle against impactful electric power lines (" A 300-mile power line was supposed to serve the public. Now it may serve a data center, ” Oct. 31). It brought out the complex and difficult issues confronting us regarding our growing demand for electricity and the significant environmental impacts that result from so-called “clean” energy infrastructure, including transmission lines.

As a long-term environmentalist, I deeply sympathize with Gilbert’s concerns. I have to wonder: Does the vision for a “clean” energy system really entail covering the landscape with huge expanses of solar panels, wind turbines, battery storage facilities and transmission lines? That sounds awful to me, as these have their own set of significa

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