Perry’s Grid Study Calls for Easing Pollution Rules on Power Plants

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By John H. Cushman Jr.Aug 24, 2017, 8:39 am180 pts
The Department of Energy study also concedes that the electricity grid can handle renewable power. By John H. Cushman Jr. A rush study on the reliability of the nation's electric grid ordered by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry concedes that the rapid increase of clean, cheap solar and wind power hasn't thrown…

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