To the Editor:

This is in response to July 30 Commentary (“Is an Energy Back-Up System Worth Risk to Public Safety?”).

First, the location was chosen because Atlantic City Electric owned the property as it was a substation when the transmission lines came across from Tuckerton to Holgate and ran down the Island. Also, the area keeps growing and is stretching the utility’s facilities as is obvious from the installation of voltage regulators on poles and at another former substation site near Nardi’s bar.

August 6, 2025