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Chris Wright: “Natural gas this year produced 47% more electricity during…”

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 09:12

Comparing the frigid cold in that week during firm the end of January this year to last year in the same week. So season to season, what was the performance of our electricity generating sources? Natural gas this year produced 47% more electricity during the week of FERN than it did last year. In late January, coal was up 24%. When demand goes up, supply has to go up. Nuclear was flat and that's what nuclear does. It's unimpacted by the weather. (09:12–09:21)

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Asserts that natural gas electricity production increased by 47% during the week of Winter Storm FERN compared to the previous year.

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