Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as secretary of Energy, told senators Wednesday he supports expanding and strengthening the U.S. transmission system, signaling his willingness to add one of President Joe Biden’s top energy goals to the Trump agenda.
At his confirmation hearing, Wright — a self-styled science geek turned energy entrepreneur — steered carefully through Democrats’ pointed questions to stand fully behind Trump’s fossil-fuel-friendly “abundance” agenda while staking out his own, more nuanced positions on climate change. No serious challenges to his Senate confirmation appeared in the hearing.
“I am committed to growing our electricity grid and our energy production and removing those barriers that are standing in the way,” said Wright, chief executive of Liberty Energy, a Denver-based oil field services company.
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