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Ned Lamont: “Right now we're working with the federal government to find…”

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Governor Ned Lamont's Address on Connecticut's Legislative Priorities and Economic Vision

Published | Video Starts at 09:36

But over the next 10 years, we're going to need more electricity to meet increased demand, which allows us to hold down costs. All right, nuclear power, that provides most of our carbon free power. And Right now we're working with the federal government to find ways to expand nuclear capacity here in Connecticut. And before you rule out natural gas, due primarily to methane emissions, that is where most of our power comes from and will for the foreseeable future, especially without more nuclear power. (09:36–09:41)

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