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Chris Wright: “Nuclear plants can't change their electricity production as…”

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 17:23

That without that you don't, you can't build an electricity grid. You can't build a car, a building or anything. You got to supply … Nuclear plants can't change their electricity production as fast as a natural gas plant or a hydro plant. … that's an addition. But 50 years ago we got 85% of our energy from hydrocarbons. What was the biggest piece of the other 15%? Wood. (17:23–17:28)

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Asserts that nuclear plants have less flexibility in electricity production compared to natural gas or hydro plants.

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