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Brian Schatz: “There is effectively a ban on Solar Energy projects. 90% of…”

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

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Sen. Brian Schatz in conversation with Axios' Nathan Bomey

Published | Video Starts at 01:58

We gotta pass a bill. And in order to pass permitting reform, we're going to need to address. And I've been listening to the conversations, the previous two conversations. There is effectively a ban on Solar Energy projects. 90% of the projects in the queue are solar. Whatever you think about the climate crisis, wherever you are on the political spectrum, the vast majority of the electricity that is available to get online is solar energy. (01:58–02:06)

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Asserts there is effectively a ban on solar energy projects, which make up 90% of the queue.

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