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Elizabeth Warren: “The basic design elements of the grid date back to Thomas Edison, and major parts of today's grid were built right after…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
The basic design elements of the grid date back to Thomas Edison, and major parts of today's grid were built right after World War II.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren highlights the aging infrastructure of the electric grid.

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