Letter to the Editor:

As an employee of Satsop power plant from 1982 to 1995 I attended many meeting regarding the future of our plant in particular and the electrical power industry in general.  For various reasons Satsop power plant was not completed and is now history though it was thought that the power from the plant would be too costly, at today's prices it would be considered a bargain.  Remember the plant was shut down in 1995 and was built in anticipation of today's energy needs.

Anyhow back in the early 90's the people who make the big bucks planning for our energy future decided not to do anything and let the brown outs and black outs to begin in order to force the public to make the decisions on how to prepare for our future energy needs. So start deciding.

Burnt by public criticism and poor management the Nuclear power industry in this country is just a shadow of it's former self. Natural gas burning combustion turbines thought to be energies answer are doing as predicted running up natural gas prices and contributing to global warming. They do it at 38% efficiency, far less than the home owner can get burning it in his furnace.

I don't see any great solar or wind generating facilities being built although it does get pretty windy at times around here.

Well, prepare for public meetings where the people who make the big bucks to make decisions ask us what to do to solve the energy crisis.

Derek Wolf Knudsen