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John Hickenlooper: “We don't have the transmission to put [renewable…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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gridCONNEXT 2024 Special Presentation from Sen John Hickenlooper (Day 2

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

You look at the components of where you have cheap electricity, where you have expensive electricity, oftentimes you've got renewable electricity. Renewable, clean electricity in places where it doesn't have much value, and yet We don't have the transmission to put [renewable electricity] to get to the place where it does have value. But there's a lot of oil and gas and certainly in our service territory. How do you talk to people who say, gee, we want to go 100% renewable on one hand and also protect the valuable oil and gas assets? (00:26–00:31)

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Asserts a lack of transmission infrastructure for renewable electricity to reach valuable markets.

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