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Chris Wright: “We can operate power plants, a lot of power plants. Small…”

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

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The AI Race: Why the Future of Power Is at Stake with U.S. Energy Secretary, Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 35:16

So unfortunately we have so much shale gas we can massively ramp up electricity in the relatively short term through natural gas. Even faster than new natural gas plants is getting more out of the grid that we already have, We can operate power plants, a lot of power plants. Small investments, you can get 10% more times a lot of capacity. That's a big addition. We've got backup natural gas or diesel generators by a lot of data centers and facilities. They only turn on when that facility loses power. (35:16–35:23)

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