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We had an electricity grid failure here in this state this year though we are the energy capital of north america. millions were without power. hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster and even afterwards our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid. you are seeing electricity and natural gas prices continuing to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and they are focused on what is happening in te...

Year, though we are the energy capital of north america. millions without power, hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster, and even afterwards, our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid, and youre seeing electricity and natural gas prices continue to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and theyre focused on whats happening here in texas, not on whats going on in the rest of the country. >> do...

Government. we had an electricity grid failure here in this state this year, though we are the energy capital of north america. millions without power, hundreds who unfortunately died during that disaster, and even afterwards, our governor has done nothing to protect this electricity grid and youre seeing electricity and natural gas prices continue to increase in texas as rate payors pay for the damage done by this governor. people in this state want change and theyre focused on whats happening ...

Off-season. youd have to look at the impact that would have on opening up plans that arent set up to be opened up in the middle of the year and what it might mean to other premium costs for other rate payors. beyond that, we did make available a huge increase through states. 6.2% of their overall medicaid spending would be increased by the federal government. so that is a huge amount of money going out for our state governments. and i think they could dip into some of those funds and use those t...

Is at what cost. and a trillion dollars is going to be a hard sell for utilities, their regulators and ultimately, harris, the customers who have is to foot the bill for all this. >> harris: a trillion dollars. if you think about the deficit and the chunk that that would represent. where are they going to get that from? not going to be split among all americans obviously. >> reporter: the only way is through rate payors. the federal government does grants in some instances to try to help out but...

Jon: got to be sore climbing all those stairs, after playing soccer so many months. a wind farm war going on, the company set to install the nations first wind farm in massachusetts has received federal go ahead. the wind farm, set to go up just off the coast of cape cord, but new concerns are being raised now over the cost of this very controversial project and if it will mean huge rate increases for electrical consumers. molly line is live in boston for us. i guess there are some demands fro...

Of $14 billion, and, it would provide 3,000 construction jobs, about 850 permanent jobs, and, provide power to 1.4 million customers, for georgia power. alisyn: major, do environmentalists love the idea or hate it. >> reporter: they are skeptical for a couple of reasons, first they dont think it is a good idea for the federal government to use these loan guarantees to create a better financing environment for the nuclear power industry because they say the industry in the past has had significan...