Regarding your editorial “Vote on the Green New Deal” (Feb. 12): Sen. Ed Markey’s resolution to make the U.S. run on 100% carbon-free electricity within 10 years raises an interesting question. His home state of Massachusetts this year will lose 688 megawatts of carbon-free electrical-generation capacity when the Pilgrim nuclear plant closes. More than 10 million rooftop solar panels would be needed to replace that power, assuming excess power on sunny days could be stored. Will Sen. Markey intercede to save the plant because...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 24, 2019 20:03 UTC