Chris Wright

28May

A Grid Emergency in MISO

Well, that didn’t take long. Before the boiling heat of summer has even officially arrived, the lights went out in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. More than 100,000 customers in and around New Orleans went without power for most of the day on Sunday when MISO was forced to order rotating outages in […]
11Mar

Burgum and Wright Look to Coal Power

How can the U.S. win the AI arms race with China and preserve reliable and affordable power for all Americans? Secretary of the Interior and Chair of the Energy Dominance Council, Doug Burgum, had a clear answer: use the coal fleet. In a TV interview with Bloomberg News (watch the clip below), Burgum said the […]
19Feb

Manufacturers Join the Chorus: Keep the Coal Fleet Open

In just a matter of weeks, momentum has swung decisively in favor of preserving the coal fleet. First, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman, Mark Christie, put out a statement saying the nation must “stop the premature retirement of dispatchable generation.” He was followed by the Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, who said the U.S. should […]
12Feb

Choosing Energy Insecurity

Europe is once again reaping the rewards of its energy policy failures. Natural gas prices are surging, jumping 30 percent in the past two months to reach a two-year high. Cold, windless weather has meant rapidly depleting gas storage and rising prices. For the lucky few, dispatchable fuel diversity is helping temper price spikes. In […]