Trump energy czar: AI arms race means US needs baseload not 'unreliable' renewables

Interior pick Doug Burgum claims system 'out of whack' due to incentives that favour intermittent generation

Doug Burgum takes his seat as he arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of the Interior.
Doug Burgum takes his seat as he arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of the Interior.Photo: Getty/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 17 January 2025, 08:55Updated 20 January 2025, 11:53
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