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Kirsten Engel: “I often say we should be the Persian Gulf of solar.”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Kirsten Engel 9/12/2022

Published | Video Starts at 13:54

We also know that these are being driven by climate change, the drought. And this is something I'm committed to working on policies. We have a great opportunity here in Arizona. I often say we should be the Persian Gulf of solar. And finally we're seeing that kind of investment in the federal government. We got to make sure that Arizona gets that investment from the federal government so that we are able to really expand upon our generation of renewable energy and transition to clean energy. (13:54–13:58)

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Asserts that Arizona should be a leader in solar energy, akin to the Persian Gulf's oil status.

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