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Chris Wright: “A state with much less people than California produces more…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Venezuela | Energy Pod

Published | Video Starts at 28:03

They built natural gas because that was the cheapest source to continue to build. It's now 75% of their electricity. They have a more reliable grid, a half price grid compared to California. And by the way, A state with much less people than California produces more electricity than the state of California. But 70% is a high concentration. You don't want 100% gas. Well, before he let you go, I wanted to ask about the review you launched last year of billions of dollars of grants and loans offered under the Biden administration. (28:03–28:09)

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Asserts that a less populous state produces more electricity than California.

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