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Angus King: “The grid itself, if it is there, can be the battery, to some extent.”

On the recordApril 18, 2018
The grid itself, if it is there, can be the battery, to some extent.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King discusses the potential of the grid to serve as backup energy.

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