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The federal government should invest $400 billion over 10 years to buil...

Al Gore: The federal government should invest $400 billion over 10 years to build a national smart... Published Nov 11, 2008. Status: False. DOE’s 2018 Smart G...

  • Actor: Al Gore
  • Topic: Climate
  • Status: False
  • Published: Nov 11, 2008
  • Deadline: Nov 11, 2018
The federal government should invest $400 billion over 10 years to build a national smart grid to distribute renewable energy.

FactTracker assessment

DOE’s 2018 Smart Grid System Report shows U.S. utilities have invested only $31.6 billion in smart‑grid distr...

Verification rule: Observed value > 10 years; window 2008-11-11 to 2018-11-11

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