Gretchen Whitmer: “We do it in a way that is really smart when it comes to…”

“I say they should be built in a place that makes sure that we protect consumers and ensure that rate payers still get good rates and have access to the energy that they need and that We do it in a way that is really smart when it comes to protecting our natural resources, our water, and pays the people that are actually building them a fair, good, quality living wage. That's what we are able to do in the state of Michigan. And that's what one of the first big projects that we're doing is going to prove out.” (01:16–01:30)

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