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Chris Wright: “Nations that have been big in wind, they lead the world in…”

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

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McBride Asks Wright If He Has Found Wind Turbines In China After Trump Claims China Doesn't Use Them

Published | Video Starts at 02:55

But you're talking a lot about wind. Let's just give the numbers real quick. Wind is 1.5% of global energy. And if you look at the Nations that have been big in wind, they lead the world in the most expensive electricity prices. which is all the nations of northwest Europe, they're the wind powerhouses. They have the most expensive electricity on the planet. Well, the president himself complained about other countries buying wind from China. (02:55–03:00)

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Asserts that countries heavily invested in wind energy have the highest electricity prices.

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