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Energy Switch
Efficiency and Conservation
Season 8
Episode 4
Using less energy saves money and can even reduce prices. It also reduces emissions and frees up energy for other uses without building more power plants and power lines. We discuss the benefits to consumers, businesses and utilities with Maggie Molina, Executive Director of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, and Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, CEO of Utility Advantage.
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Ideas to decarbonize two of our most important industries -- cement and steel.
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