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Ed Markey: “Oklahoma, to its credit, has a higher percentage of wind generated electricity than the TVA does, and it is not a…”

On the recordApril 5, 2022
Oklahoma, to its credit, has a higher percentage of wind generated electricity than the TVA does, and it is not a federally subsidized agency the way the TVA is.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights Oklahoma's success in wind energy compared to TVA's reliance on fossil fuels.

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