So why isn't building new transmission for wind and solar also a valid public purpose?
Ed Markey: “So why isn't building new transmission for wind and solar also a valid public purpose?”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
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Markey advocates for the public purpose of building new transmission for renewable energy.
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