Chris Wright: AI competition needs tens to hundreds of gigawatts

‘There is more electric generation, firm, reliable electric generating capacity under construction right now than there has been in decades’

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WRIGHT: "Yeah, the only way to a better America is more energy, energy addition. Do we wanna reshore manufacturing to the United States? Do we wanna lead China in AI and get the benefits in drug discovery and reducing healthcare costs? Absolutely. But this is gonna need tens, maybe hundreds of gigawatts of a new electric generating capacity, but this administration is all in on that. There is more electric generation, firm, reliable electric generating capacity under construction right now than there has been in decades. Thrilled by that. But we're looking across the board. Natural gas is our biggest source of electricity. We've stopped the closure of coal plants. We have nuclear plants that we're restarting, new nuclear plants that'll soon be under construction. Geothermal power, next generation geothermal, been talked about for decades, that's moving ahead at full speed. Finally, a green light for energy addition in America"

Source: Fox News Channel · Sep 27, 2026 · 56s clip