Baseload energy, meaning things that turn on when you need them to turn on. When you have intermittent sources of energy, your grid has problems every single time. And We're not even close to the point where batteries could possibly fix [intermittent energy source problems]. that. Also, it doesn't help when the Democrats want to. Want to shut down any kind of mining operation for the materials that you need to create those batteries and solar panels and wind turbines in the first place. (42:22–42:26)
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