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Sean Casten: “In a grid that does not have--that does not depend on 33 percent efficient fossil fuel plants--and, yes, that is the…”

On the recordApril 6, 2022
In a grid that does not have--that does not depend on 33 percent efficient fossil fuel plants--and, yes, that is the grid we have had since 1957. It is not the grid we want to give our children. We owe them better.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

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Casten emphasizes the need for a cleaner energy grid for future generations.

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