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Andy Harris: “Number one, electric rates are going to go up. Number two, whether or not construction jobs in the green industry are…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
Number one, electric rates are going to go up. Number two, whether or not construction jobs in the green industry are created, I think there are virtually no manufacturing jobs that are likely to be created from the replacement of coal. Three . . . transmission grid stability is likely to emerge as a major issue, both because of the shutdowns and because of the intermittency of renewables.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris discusses the negative impacts of EPA regulations on coal energy and jobs.

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