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Brian Schatz: “This solar ban is creating an electron shortage across the…”

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 03:05

And again, I have an abiding interest in solving the planetary crisis. But even if you don't care about that, even if the only thing you care about is the price of an electron, This solar ban is creating an electron shortage across the country. And that's before the ramp up of data centers and an increased load. So we've really got to address this national solar ban before we get into kind of configuring … (03:05–03:10)

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