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Chris Wright: “North Dakota had over 30% growth in electricity and saw…”

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

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Goldman Sachs MD Neil Mehta speaks to Energy Sec. Chris Wright at energy conference — 1/7/2026

Published | Video Starts at 25:01

If you plot states that have had growing their output of electricity, meaning they've had re industrialization or new demand there, the faster the growth in demand for electricity, the lower the rise in price back. North Dakota had over 30% growth in electricity and saw electricity prices decline. All the other states that have had flat or way below inflation, they have growing production of electricity. (25:01–25:08)

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Asserts that North Dakota's electricity growth led to a decline in electricity prices.

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