Sheldon Whitehouse: “It is really indisputable, right now, that we will overrun our climate safety barriers, particularly at 1.5 degrees.”

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

We need more clarity on that.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.