Electric Avenue

In 1982 while some of us were in high school, the Guyanese-British singer Eddy Grant released his best single, Electric Avenue. The song is about the civil unrest a year earlier in London. The song title comes from a sign at a movie theater in the Brixton neighborhood. It is the word “Electric” that is the focus of our letter.

Boy

Boy

Down in the street there is violence

And a lots of work to be done

No place to hang out our washing

And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue

And then we'll take it higher

Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue

And then we'll take it higher

Workin' so hard like a soldier

Can't afford a thing on TV

Deep in my heart I'm a warrior

Can't get food for them kid, good God

We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue

And then we'll take it higher

Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue

And then we'll take it higher

Oh no

As we stroll through the middle part of this decade, most Americans and even citizens abroad have very little knowledge of how life is likely to change. Sure, we have heard all of the chatter about AI (Artificial Intelligence). We have read stories about Crypto currency. And some of us may own an EV (Electric Vehicle). Gee, Patriot, those items are in the news a good bit but what do they have in common? The answer…. ELECTRIC.

We appear to be barreling down the highway at a high rate of speed into a potential energy crisis. For the past 15 years we have been spending a bundle of money on alternative sources of energy. Some would argue that we have spent much of our time and resources in the wrong place. While wind and solar can help supply electricity, they are not as efficient as coal, natural gas and nuclear. After fighting clean nuclear energy for decades, many are now realizing the benefits.