Rahm Emanuel calls on Democrats to follow Texas on energy production

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Former Chicago mayor and expected Democratic 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel is calling on Democrats to embrace a more diversified energy portfolio, similar to that of Texas, that includes both clean energy and fossil fuels.

Emanuel argued that the oil and gas state diversified its energy portfolio after Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which induced a more resilient transmission system and has kept utility rates low.

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