On Thursday, former President Donald Trump laid out an encouraging plan to unleash America’s energy might and lower costs, while Kamala Harris talked about . price-gouging.
The American people deserve better than a “vibes” candidate, which Kamala Harris and her loyal media boosters are hoping will be sufficient to propel her to victory.
Vibes do not undergird the economy, nor do they power our way of life: Energy does, and when it comes to policies impacting energy, the differences between Harris and former President Donald Trump are stark.
Trump is promising not only to unleash American energy through our natural resources, but also to embrace real technologies that will pay power dividends in the future.
In Michigan on Thursday, Trump reiterated his plans to lower electricity costs and unleash American energy by increasing oil and gas drilling and cutting Washington, DC, red tape.
While these are important, Trump’s commitment to green-light more pipelines and new power plants is paramount.
Consider that 70% of our country’s transmission lines are now over 25 years old, with many nearing the end of their lifecycle.
Trump also proposed new energy innovation with “hundreds” of small modular nuclear reactors that will fill a looming need.
Electricity-load-growth forecasts are up 81%, driven in part by power needs for artificial intelligence and data centers, which will drive the need for nearly 5% more power in the next five years.
Our cities and homes will need much more energy in the future — and power production that doesn’t work when the sun sets are not going to cut it.
