“**Some might see electricity as a luxury** – an unnecessary drain on natural resources – **but it has become essential for a healthy and productive life**. We need it to keep vaccines and medicines cold; to keep our hospital machines running; to cook our food and wash our clothes without spending all day doing chores; to keep our food cool and contamination-free; to power lights for children to study at night; and to keep our streets safe. ([Location 617](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=617))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[optimism]], [[conditional-optimism]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[technology]], [[gratitude]], [[energy-security]], [[electricity]], [[fossil-fuels]], **Source** --