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Ed Markey: Taking greater advantage of energy efficiency, demand resources, and clean energy, while at the same time reducing cost…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
Taking greater advantage of energy efficiency, demand resources, and clean energy, while at the same time reducing cost to consumers, requires a transition to a more flexible and resilient electric grid, and much greater coordination among system operators.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the importance of energy efficiency and grid modernization for reducing consumer costs.

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