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Ed Markey: We just have to put the right incentives on the books, and then we can just watch this whole area explode.

On the recordMay 5, 2015
We just have to put the right incentives on the books, and then we can just watch this whole area explode.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the importance of incentives for solar energy growth.

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