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Chris Wright: “Coal is 125 and O as the largest source of electricity…”

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

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Does that include coal? Still, coal's critical. Coal. We only have good data for global electricity back to 1900. So for 125 years, Coal is 125 and O as the largest source of electricity. Every year we've had an electricity grid and it will be globally for decades to come. No wishes of environmentalists, no laws, no reg. Nothing is going to change that. It is the largest supply of global electricity. (39:02–39:13)

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Asserts that coal has been the largest source of electricity for 125 years and will remain so globally for decades.

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