Secretary of the Interior Has No Idea How Solar Power Works (opens in new tab)

The secretary of the interior should presumably know how solar power generation works. On Wednesday, Doug Burgum showed that he does not.Burgum was testifying before the House Natural Resources Committee, and exposed himself under questioning from Democratic Representative Jared Huffman, who brought up energy projects in Nevada.“All of these projects you’re describing in Nevada have one thing in common—when the sun goes down, they produce zero electricity,” Burgum said, going on to say that o...