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Biden’s Green-Grid Timeline ‘Difficult’, Power Trade Group Says
- Biden climate plan calls for zero-carbon power grid by 2035
- Utilities concerned goal could impact bills, reliable power
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The Biden Administration’s goal of a carbon-free U.S. electricity grid by 2035 would be an “incredibility difficult situation to handle” for most power companies, according to the head of utility trade group Edison Electric Institute.
“We have done some tremendous reduction in carbon emissions, and we will continue to do that,” said Tom Kuhn, president of the institute, during the group’s annual briefing to Wall Street. “There are situations where we have to worry about the reliability and affordability of the system.”