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Chris Wright: “Peak demand time is increasingly in the winter due to high…”

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 27:11

You have to design a system so that the lights Stay on at peak demand. That's the number one criterion for an electricity grid. Otherwise people die. You have to be there at peak demand time. Peak demand time is increasingly in the winter due to high pressure systems and cold air masses. mass sits there. Demand for electricity and home heating and everything skyrockets up. Those are our p demand time. Well, guess what happens in a cold high pressure system. (27:11–27:14)

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Asserts that peak electricity demand is shifting to winter due to specific weather patterns.

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