Energy Secretary Chris Wright makes the case for data centers, and admits they’re not for everyone
By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright sat down on stage at Douglas County Fairgrounds and told a Colorado crowd that the data centers many of their neighbors are fighting will help cure cancer.
Wright, the former Liberty Energy CEO turned 17th U.S. Secretary of Energy, joined Heidi Ganahl for an onstage interview at RMV Freedom Fest on June 27.
Most of the conversation covered familiar Wright territory: oil prices, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Iran.
But when Ganahl turned the conversation to data centers, Wright gave a more layered answer than the typical political pitch, one that conceded real tradeoffs while still landing firmly on the side of building.
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