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Is climate plan feasible? The question splits FERC members

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The centerpiece of Democrats' climate plans in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package is an ambitious effort to decarbonize the electric grid, but members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission disagree on whether it is realistic.

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