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David McKinley: “We have infrastructure needs. And it is very difficult to get permits, it takes years, and so as we are shutting down…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
We have infrastructure needs. And it is very difficult to get permits, it takes years, and so as we are shutting down coal plants through regulatory orders, we don't always have the capability to get the energy product to where it needs to go.
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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Highlighting challenges in energy infrastructure and permitting processes.

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