Brian Schatz: “Solar is the cheapest new form of energy.”

“90% of the new projects. 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. Cheap is clean, and clean is cheap. And that is a change. Solar energy is the way to provide relief to ratepayers. But there is a nationwide solar ban instituted by Donald John Trump.” (02:24–02:28)

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