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Lawmaker Calls On Fellow Republicans To End Green Mandate

Three years ago, state lawmakers passed a new law requiring that the state's electric companies get a growing chunk of their power every year from renewable energy. The mandate says that by 2025, that chunk must grow to at least 12.5%. Now, though, one Republican state senator is calling on his colleagues to wipe out the mandate. He says he's doing it for consumers. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.