US Energy Secretary Chris Wright railed against New York’s green energy efforts and steep electricity rates during a visit to a Long Island power station — claiming that amping up natural gas infrastructure would be the state’s path to a more affordable future.
Wright stressed the Trump administration’s vision for energy policy — claiming “misguided” net-zero energy mandates and political opposition to natural gas projects are harming the Empire State — while speaking to reporters at Long Island’s National Grid Northport Power Station on Tuesday.
“Energy is the infrastructure of life — this enables everything we do in our lives, our personal lives, our business, our hobbies,” Wright told reporters.
Wright stressed the Trump administration’s vision for energy policy, claiming “misguided”