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Angus King: “One of the interesting things about Alaska that I learned when I went to Bethel, Alaska, with Senator Murkowski, was…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2017
One of the interesting things about Alaska that I learned when I went to Bethel, Alaska, with Senator Murkowski, was that Alaska largely has no grid.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Discussing Alaska's energy challenges due to lack of a grid.

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