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Secretary Wright Visits National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown

June 26, 2025 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:02:47

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia, on June 25, 2025, according to the Department of Energy video. In remarks reported from the visit, Wright said, as he stated it, that reserve margins are tight, that the country must stop closing coal plants, and that it must make it easier to build and expand generation capacity and get more out of the grid.

Wright also said, as reported, that more robust power transfer capability is necessary but will not happen overnight, and described plans to use available capacity more efficiently through measures such as dynamic line rating and reconductoring.

Why it matters

The Morgantown visit states the Energy Department’s grid-reliability case at one of its own national laboratories, preserved here as reported from the visit for the chronicle’s energy record.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Visits National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown - June 25, 2025”, 2025-06-26 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-06-26). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.