I want to thank Jonathan Thompson for his very informative, well-researched and well-written article on the electrical grid (“Haywired,” HCN, 5/27/13). This is certainly a growing problem in this country and one that is not receiving the attention from utility companies and government agencies that it should. I suppose there will have to be some really major crises before the ever-more complex grid receives that much-needed attention. I also want to thank HCN for making this the feature article. I do hope enough people read this and that there will be other grid stories written, so that some changes will be forthcoming.
John Olbert
Tucson, Arizona
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The grid in the spotlight, where it belongs.
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