We often take for granted t... by Richard Burr, an American Politician

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“We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.”

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Name: Richard Burr

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 30, 1955

Profession: Politician

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