By: Mark Samuelson | Colorado Politics
As a heatwave in the U.S. and Europe punctuated widespread calls for recommitments to solar and other “renewable” sources, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright doubled down on America’s current policy, telling a Thornton crowd on Monday that energy goals would be fixed on increasing the nation’s capacity — no matter what the source.
“I went to college to work on fusion energy. I worked on solar energy in graduate school, and geothermal energy right after,” Wright told the Colorado audience.
“I don’t care where the energy comes from,” Wright said. “The lights are kept on by gas, coal and nuclear. We have got to grow the capacity, and we are majorly focused on that.”
Wright’s visit to Colorado coincides with new calls for less reliance on conventional fuels, sparked by heatwaves across the continent and in Europe. The other side of that debate has maintained that Europe, America and the rest of the world would be better served with abundant energy supply that can cool homes and offices during the summer and provide heat during the winter.
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