,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #efd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,smi?1
 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4      
,blunt ,ro*e/]7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ability (    
sol>1 /orage1 & w9d to quickly & *eaply 
meet ,unit$ ,/ates p[] dem& gr[?4       
,:]eas1 z ( #bjbe1 ,unit$ ,/ates p[]    
dem& gr[? is high] ?an at any po9t 9 !  
previ\s #b decades2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! next  
#aj ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
resolution1 ne>ly e region ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates faces pot5tial p[] capacity      
%ortfalls2 ,:]eas1 z ( #bjbe1 sol> & w9d
 are ! mo/ co/-effective =ms ( new p[]  
g5]ation on an unsubsidiz$ basis &      
electricity /orage 7batt]y7 co/s are    
%>ply decl9+2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 sol>1    
/orage1 & w9d made up #ic p]c5t ( new   

p[] capacity in/allations 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 z ( #bjbe1 sol>1 /orage1
 & w9d make up #ie p]c5t ( p[] capacity 
await+ grid int]connection 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 sol> & w9d     
produc$ m electricity ?an coal2 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjbe1 co/s ( new natural gas         
con/ruction rea*$ #aj-ye> highs2 ,:]eas1
 z ( #bjbe1 wait times = turb9es = new  
natural gas-fir$ p[] plants are z long z
 #g ye>s2 & ,:]eas =c+ l>ge fossil fuel 
plants t are s*$ul$ to retire 9 #bjbf1  
#bjbg1 & #bjbh to keep runn+ c\ld       
increase co/s to ratepay]s by ov]       
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate recognizes t accel]at+ sol>1
 /orage1 & w9d deploym5t is ess5tial to 
meet ris+ p[] dem&1 & t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%\ld increase production ( r5ewable     
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