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Chris Wright: “The biggest and most important use of energy is…”

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 17:04

Whether the wind is blowing, whether the sun is shining and it produces more than electricity. About 20% of global primary energy is delivered via the electricity grid. It's very important. That's 20% of primary energy. The biggest and most important use of energy is manufacturing. And the biggest source of energy needed for manufacturing high temperature process heat. That without that you don't, you can't build an electricity grid. You can't build a car, a building or anything. (17:04–17:08)

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Asserts that manufacturing is the biggest and most important use of energy.

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