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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The Trump administration tried to stop offshore wind…”

Featuring: Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic | U.S. Senate Rhode Island

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Published | Video Starts at 05:33

And if you want a specific Rhode island example, let me give you this one. We operate in an 18 cent per kilowatt hour grid. The Trump administration tried to stop offshore wind projects that offered 9 cent per kilowatt hour power. in an 18 cent per kilowatt hour average grid. When you add a lot of 9 cent kilowatt hour power, you do not have to be much of a mathematician to know that that will bring down average costs. (05:33–05:42)

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Asserts that the Trump administration attempted to halt offshore wind projects offering cheaper power.

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