Mark Menezes, recently confirmed as the second-ranking official in President Trump’s Energy Department, envisions a future electricity grid dominated by clean energy.

Menezes, however, is warning of the perils of pushing too quickly, citing the experience of California, a state with a growing reliance on renewable power that recently had to shut off people’s electricity due to a shortage during a record heat wave.

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