line in the sand

Our Line in the Sand: A Peabody Peaker Update

Submitted by Jerry Halberstadt on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 22:54

Guest article by Judith Black

Black delivered these remarks at a die-in rally at the Danversport Bridge on September 27, 2022.


At a time when cities throughout the nation are closing their peaker plants and replacing them with battery storage sourced from clean energy, a new peaker plant is being built in Peabody, MA. [Peaker plants provide electric power during times of exceptional "peak" need for electricity.]