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US Energy Secretary Wright defends halt to plant closures

By Emma Whitford ( June 10, 2025, 22:13 GMT | Insight) -- US Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright is laying out a plan to meet mounting domestic energy needs — driven in part by AI data centers — that includes keeping coal and gas plants from shutting down and issuing grants to nuclear and geothermal* generators. Testifying at a House budget hearing today, Wright defended using emergency powers to keep a coal plant online, in accordance with a recent executive order.US Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright is laying out a plan to meet mounting domestic energy demands — driven in part by AI data centers — that includes keeping coal and gas plants from shutting down and issuing grants to nuclear and geothermal* generators....

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