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Rachel Walden: “Intermittent power can be billions of dollars in lost…”

Featuring: Rachel Walden, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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Arizona Debates: Corporation Commission

Published | Video Starts at 32:27

When energy's at its highest demand, solar is at its lowest. And so then we risk that we're dropping below that 60 hz, we're getting the flickering light bulbs. That kind of Intermittent power can be billions of dollars in lost productivity for the companies. that are here and that want to move here. So we have to have natural gas peaker plants that can be ramped up quickly or ramp down quickly so that we meet that peak demand. (32:27–32:34)

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