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Chris Wright: “Wind power was down 40% in the week of peak demand versus…”

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses Iran war at CERAWeek in Houston — 3/23/2026

Published | Video Starts at 09:40

Nuclear was flat and that's what nuclear does. It's unimpacted by the weather. Weather, it's rock steady, but it's not, it's not great at being variable. Was flat in both cases. Wind power was down 40% in the week of peak demand versus what it delivered last year. That's, that's not helpful. To give one region specific example, let me talk about New England. I talk about electricity grids and say what matters is that you deliver at peak demand time. (09:40–09:49)

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Asserts that wind power production decreased by 40% during the week of peak demand compared to the previous year.

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