Six mind-bending energy moments of 2020

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GreenBiz's Sarah Golden looks bag at an historic year for the clean energy transition

I'm a clean energy evangelist, yet even I was surprised at many energy headlines of 2020. Things I didn't know were possible happened. Moments I never imagined came to be. Clean energy showed its strength...

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