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Wright Discusses New England Pipeline with Maria Bartiromo, March 2025

March 14, 2025 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:12:35

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business on March 14, 2025, the day President Trump was set to host New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the White House to discuss a natural gas pipeline. Trump had said, as quoted in the segment, that the pipeline could save families $2,500 on heating and another $2,500 on everything else — $5,000 per family — because, as he stated it, New England has among the most expensive energy in the world with no way to get supply there.

Wright said, as he stated it, that it is highly likely the pipeline — a couple of them, actually — will get done, calling it a win-win: lower heating costs, since many old houses are heated by fuel oil and natural gas is much cheaper and burns cleaner, and lower electricity prices as well, letting businesses in New England and the New York City area expand and grow jobs.

Wright said, as he stated it, that no one loses from the pipelines and that they were stopped in the first go-round by what he called silly politics of several years ago. The segment also noted the recent launch of the National Energy Dominance Council, as described by the host, to increase energy production and speed infrastructure permitting.

Why it matters

The appearance is part of the administration’s energy agenda — expanding supply, grid capacity, and permitting — and its claims about prices, projects, and markets are the record against which its energy promises will be measured.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright joins Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo - March 14th, 2025”, 2025-03-14 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-03-14). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.