Letters to the Editor | Aug. 28, 2026
Inquirer readers on the use of AI-guided drones in Ukraine and the benefits of New Jersey’s community solar program.
Bright future
A recent article described how a former dump site in Voorhees is now going to become a site for a community solar project on land unsuitable for other buildings. When complete, it will power about 4,000 households who cannot otherwise access solar power. It will join the current roster of 209 community solar projects now running in New Jersey, with more than 51,000 households subscribed, with a current capacity of 291 megawatts. There are now 392 more projects in development or under construction. The law in New Jersey for community solar requires that at least 51% goes to low- and moderate-income households. There has been a bill in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, HB 504, which has passed the House, but the Republican majority in the Senate refuses to bring it to a vote. Pennsylvania is so much larger geographically than New Jersey. Imagine if we had community solar in Pennsylvania; how many homes could be served here?
Peter Handler, Philadelphia
Don’t blame AI
A Russian drone guided by artificial intelligence has killed three civilians at a gas station in Ukraine, but the blame for their deaths still belongs to the humans who launched the drone. The endless wars in the Mideast and the pointless war in Ukraine are current chapters in a book as old as humanity itself. AI may make mistakes in wars, but humans start them in the first place.
Allen N. Smith, Philadelphia
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