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Ned Lamont: “We put a hedge in against natural gas that saved us about…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Capitol Rundown forum with Governor Ned Lamont

Published | Video Starts at 01:24

I think the most important thing we did early on when I first got elected was a lot of people wanted to pull the plug on nuclear power. Remember that? And we said not going to happen. We got that done and We put a hedge in against natural gas that saved us about $400 million. And we're going to hold Eversource accountable. Mention that to Greg and do whatever we can to make sure that people are held accountable there. That's what our job is. (01:24–01:30)

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