ms. pridemore? >> thank you, ma'am. i would like to start with who pays for it. americans pay for at. customers pay for it. this especially hurts low to moderate income folks. this especially hurts senior citizens. this redundant generation and additional transmission that is being built to supply low-cost solar rays in rural areas and to be able to move that power back to, you know, major power- producing centers, that is extraordinarily expensive. and considering it is a time when americans are hit with inflation, it is just too much. we are asking too much right now. we are getting to cleaner sources. i think sometimes we spend a lot of time spiting about the speed by which we get there. >> thank you. mr. houston? >> well, i echo what commissioner pridemore has said. it is the ratepayers that ultimately pay and i would add to it that in every field hearing that we do when there is a case before us, the overwhelming message is exactly what she just said about low and moderate income families. they