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Dusty Johnson: “We can't go to all wind power overnight. The grid is not…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

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Interview with Congressman Dusty Johnson on US-China Relations and Energy Policy

Published | Video Starts at 01:44

So the focus is, is the White House is not on China, you know, buying up power plants, but it's on this botch strategy. We, we at some point have to live in the real world. We can't go to all wind power overnight. The grid is not going to handle [it]. And it's something you're going to have a day when the wind doesn't blow, but you need electricity. We're setting ourselves up for failure. The same is true on the transportation fleet. (01:44–01:49)

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Asserts that the power grid cannot handle an immediate switch to all wind power.

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