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Chris Wright: “The peak demand in this heat wave in the Midwest was…”

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

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Secretary Wright Joins Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo - July 2, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 09:17

Where are Americans most at risk of potentially seeing power shortages? Should we be worried about that this weekend? And what about power shortages potential in the future? Well, The peak demand in this heat wave in the Midwest was yesterday. in the East Coast, Washington D.C. where I am that peak demand will be this afternoon or this evening. So it'll be the highest demand ever summer demand on the PJM grid these Northeast states. (09:17–09:25)

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Asserts that peak electricity demand in the Midwest occurred the previous day.

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