July 15, 2025 – American energy leadership is not just a slogan. It is a national imperative. This week, that principle came into sharp focus as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivered a clear and confident message in The Economist (ICYMI: Energy Secretary: The World Needs More Reliable American Energy)
Secretary Wright was also interviewed this morning by CNBC’s Brian Sullivan at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University hosted by Senator Dave McCormick where he emphasized that the key to meeting rising energy demand, from data centers to industrial growth, is permitting reform, domestic infrastructure investment, and a renewed focus on reliable, dispatchable power sources like natural gas, coal, and nuclear.
The interview can be viewed below:
At Fueling Freedom, we fully support this vision. It reflects what we have long believed: true energy leadership means harnessing every resource America has, investing in the infrastructure that delivers it, and resisting policies that impose artificial limits on growth. As Secretary Wright emphasized in his op-ed, “America has made its choice in favour of more energy, more manufacturing and more economic activity. We invite others to do the same.” That choice is rooted in facts, not fear. It recognizes that fossil fuels, nuclear power, and advanced technologies like carbon capture and storage are essential to a balanced, secure, and forward-looking energy future.
This shift is not theoretical. Demand for electricity is climbing rapidly, driven by data centers, electric vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. Without a strong baseload of dispatchable energy, sources like natural gas, coal, nuclear, and geothermal, our economy cannot function, and our strategic position in the world weakens. That is why the Department of Energy is focusing on modernizing the grid, refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, accelerating permitting for new energy projects, and unleashing the full potential of U.S. LNG exports. These actions directly support millions of jobs, stabilize energy prices, and strengthen national security.
This approach also aligns squarely with Fueling Freedom’s policy pillars: expanding energy exploration and development, reforming regulations, investing in critical infrastructure, driving technological innovation, creating economic opportunity, and restoring American global leadership. By embracing these values, we can meet climate and environmental goals through innovation rather than regulation, and through expansion rather than retreat.
America has the resources, the talent, and the will to lead the world in energy production and innovation. We do not have to choose between prosperity and responsibility. We can achieve both. As the rest of the world watches, now is the time for the United States to demonstrate what real energy leadership looks like. We commend Secretary Wright, President Trump, and the Department of Energy for making that vision a reality.
And we encourage every supporter of American energy to take a moment and read Secretary Wright’s op-ed in The Economist. You can find the full piece here.