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“Everybody’s standing around saying, ‘Why didn’t you spend more to keep the lights on?’”

Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, commenting on how states have rejected plans to incorporate storm-proofing measures, such as burying electrical lines, as weather becomes more volatile with climate change, citing pressure to keep rates low. Of $15.7 billion in grid improvements under consideration last year, regulators approved only $3.4 billion, according to a national survey by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center — about one-fifth. (Washington Post – October 25, 2021)
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