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Chris Wright: “Four and a half million people lost access to electricity…”

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

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses Iran war at CERAWeek in Houston — 3/23/2026

Published | Video Starts at 24:41

What are you focused on in terms of electricity? Pragmatism. Just simple pragmatism. URI came down. Everyone in Texas that's local here remembers it. It hit my state of Colorado too. Intense cold. Four and a half million people lost access to electricity [during Winter Storm Uri]. Over 200 people died. Fern was much bigger than Uri. It hit 22 states, pushed the electricity grid from Florida to New England to the edge. (24:41–24:48)

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Asserts that 4.5 million people lost electricity and over 200 died during Winter Storm Uri.

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