On the recordMay 8, 2018
the President's budget request proposes a 74 percent cut to smart grid research, a 67 percent cut to clean energy transmission and reliability, and an 81 percent cut to energy storage R&D.
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congress.govPaul Tonko: “the President's budget request proposes a 74 percent cut to smart grid research, a 67 percent cut to clean energy…”
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Criticizing proposed budget cuts to energy research and emphasizing the need for grid reliability.
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