Under Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s leadership, the Department of Energy has redirected its focus toward expanding domestic energy production and ensuring sufficient power supplies to support growing electricity demand from AI, manufacturing and other sectors. The administration’s approach emphasizes reliability, affordability and energy abundance, with increased support for natural gas, nuclear power and other dispatchable resources.
Bracewell’s Scott Segal told The New York Times the department has fundamentally shifted its priorities toward meeting the energy demands of economic growth and technological development.
“He brought a whole new attitude to the agency,” Segal said. “It’s all about how do we produce enough energy to support AI and economic growth.”