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John Hoeven: “We have got to have more baseload for the stability of the…”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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Senator Hoeven Highlights Baseload Power, Infrastructure, and Property Rights at FERC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:29

Certainly in our area, for example, North Dakota, two of our regional grid operators, MISO and spp, both get a lot of their baseload from coal fired electric plants we have in our state. And We have got to have more baseload for the stability of the grid writ large. So if confirmed, start with you, Ms. Sweatt. And then, and then, Mr. Lacert, if confirmed, how would you approach the challenge of new demand growth? (00:29–00:36)

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Asserts the necessity of increasing baseload power for grid stability.

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