{"id":365470,"date":"2025-02-08T19:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=365470"},"modified":"2025-02-08T19:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:37:41","slug":"trumps-energy-secretary-comes-out-swinging-with-plan-that-takes-sledgehammer-to-several-biden-era-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=365470","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Energy Secretary Comes Out Swinging with Plan That Takes Sledgehammer to Several Biden-Era Policies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright unveiled his first secretarial order on Wednesday in a move to overturn many of former President Joe Biden\u2019s green energy policies and restore \u201cenergy dominance\u201d in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wright\u2019s order aims to reduce energy costs in the U.S. and expand domestic energy production, according<\/a> to a press release. The order outlines several of the DOE\u2019s plans to improve the U.S. energy sector by tackling issues caused by several Biden-era energy regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOE\u2019s order also outlines a plan to begin a comprehensive review of the agency\u2019s Appliance Standards Program to make home appliances and products more affordable for Americans and promote consumer choice for appliances. The Biden-Harris administration led a push<\/a> toward regulating the use of certain gas appliances<\/a>, including introducing several stringent efficiency rules<\/a> for gas stoves and some water heaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOE<\/a> also plans to \u201cstrengthen\u201d the U.S. power grid\u2019s \u201creliability and security,\u201d according to the press release. Notably, the Biden-Harris administration introduced<\/a> stringent emissions standards for U.S. power plants<\/a> in April 2024, leading to some power grid operators warning<\/a> that the administration\u2019s standards were pushing the grid<\/a> toward conditions that could lead to blackouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wright wrote further that the DOE plans to work to \u201cunleash\u201d America\u2019s nuclear energy. Notably, the sole<\/a> nuclear reactor to come online in the U.S. in the past several years is Georgia\u2019s Vogtle plant, which connected<\/a> its fourth unit to the power grid in March 2024 after facing significant delays<\/a> and financial hurdles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency plans to refill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The Biden-Harris administration released<\/a> about 180 million barrels from the SPR ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, causing the reserve to near its lowest levels in roughly 40 years, according<\/a> to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The press release also references Biden\u2019s liquefied natural gas (LNG) pause \u2014 which Trump ended on Jan. 21 \u2014 writing that the action was restoring the agency to \u201cregular order,\u201d after the Biden-Harris administration paused<\/a> approvals for certain new LNG exports facilities in January 2024 to assess whether additional exports<\/a> were in the public interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPresident Trump has outlined a bold and ambitious agenda to unleash American energy at home and abroad to restore energy dominance,\u201d according to the press release. \u201cTo compete globally, we must expand energy production and reduce energy costs for American families and businesses. America must lead the world in innovation and technology breakthroughs, which includes accelerating the work of the Department\u2019s National Laboratories. We must also permit and build energy infrastructure and remove barriers to progress, including federal policies that make it too easy to stop projects and far too difficult to complete projects.\u201d\u00a0(RELATED: One Of America\u2019s Priciest Green Boondoggles May Be Going Offline After Sucking Up Subsidies And Incinerating Birds)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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