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John Garamendi: “The question really is how to integrate all of the above strategies, which I hear from my colleagues all of the time…”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
The question really is how to integrate all of the above strategies, which I hear from my colleagues all of the time, into the power available, electrical power available, across the United States and particularly across the Western United States.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi discusses the integration of various energy sources into the national power grid.

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