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Susie Lee: “Solar, on the other hand, continues to excel, as you said…”

Featuring: Susie Lee, Democratic | U.S. House, Nevada, District 3

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Congresswoman Lee Slams Costly, Unproductive Oil & Gas Leasing Versus the Proven Results of Solar

Published | Video Starts at 02:14

I feel like I'm a. You know, I keep repeating this. Only 72 out of 22,141 such leases issued since 1953, or shall I say 0.3% have ever produced energy. Solar, on the other hand, continues to excel, as you said, supplying about 23% of Nevada's total electricity in 2022. and significantly reducing our reliance on out of state fossil fuels nationwide. Solar has also added the most generating capacity to the grid in each of the last four years. (02:14–02:24)

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