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Brian Schatz: “I would assume that, to the extent that it's tidal energy, it's predictable and therefore maybe not quite firm, but…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
I would assume that, to the extent that it's tidal energy, it's predictable and therefore maybe not quite firm, but dispatchable.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz discusses the predictability of tidal energy.

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