Chris Wright Goes To Washington. Liberty CEO met the Senate yesterday as he goes through the nomination process to become the next Secretary of Energy. Mr. Wright went with the all of the above energy talking point and recognized the enormous need for power that our Country has. Wright was introduced by Senator Hickenlooper of Colorado with the caveat that while the nominee is a zealous advocate for oil and gas, he is also a scientist that is open to discussion. My take is that the best thing that could happen is a bit of the inverse of the Biden era. Vocal support for oil and gas while regulations and demand fuel the solar market. If you remember, oil and gas production is at an all-time high as we speak.
- New York Times: Chris Wright, Trump’s Energy Pick, Is Quizzed on Climate and Clean Energy
- Utility Dive: US could deploy up to 84 GW of renewables on federal land by 2035: NREL
- Axios: Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” problem
- Reuters: Trump’s energy department pick calls for more LNG and nuclear power
- Renewable Energy World: VPP adoption is growing in the US, but not nearly fast enough
- Solar Power World: Gov. Hochul unveils $1 billion proposal to combat climate crisis in New York
- Energy Storage News: Masdar, EWEC launch world-biggest 24/7 solar PV and battery project in Abu Dhabi
- PV-Magazine: Utility-scale solar developer Origis Energy secures $1 billion investment
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