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Brian Schatz: “Donald Trump has effectively implemented a ban on solar…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Double the rate of inflation. So what does Donald Trump have to do with that? Well, well, electricity demand is soaring, and Donald Trump has effectively implemented a ban on solar energy. And let's be clear, there was a time when coal and gas and all that other stuff was price competitive with solar. Solar is the cheapest new form of energy. (00:54–01:00)

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