Short but important exchange with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D) Nevada.
The other important player in implementing the administration’s energy policy will be Interior Secretary Doug Bergum, who will cruise to approval.
Both men spin the “all of the above” line, and tend to understate, or play dumb as to the pace of technological change in clean energy.
Bergum, the former Governor of North Dakota, has touted the wind generation in his state, but also calls for “balance”.
Senator Angus King challenged some of Bergum’s assumptions.
“You would agree that solar and wind plus batteries equals caseload.”
Below, Senator Bernie Sanders (D) Vermont, questions EPA designate Lee Zeldin.
“We’re years away from the very important goal of…[fill in “goal” here] so let’s slow it down as much as possible by throwing these code words for “yay fossils, boo survival-of-civilization!” into every conversation: baseload, reliable, intermittent, balanced, birds, infrasound, freedom.
Swanson’s law denial? Is that a thing now?
“I worked in solar energy.
You have tremendous resources for that in Nevada.
We’re seeing a lot of growth in solar and I expect that to continue.”
Please note that these statements are dry facts, and have nothing to do with his planned approach for energy policy. Everyone expects more growth in solar, but he has said nothing about supporting it for its many benefits to the American people.