Trump Administration Racks Up Ten Major Energy Policy Wins Under Secretary Wright

The Trump administration’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright has accomplished what amounts to the most significant deregulatory initiative in Department of Energy history, and the facts are indisputable. A coalition of conservative groups representing the energy industry has compiled a list of ten major policy victories that demonstrate a fundamental shift away from the green subsidy boondoggle that characterized the previous administration.

Let us be clear about what has actually happened here. Secretary Wright has systematically dismantled the regulatory apparatus that strangled American energy production for years. He has rescinded or blocked 47 specific regulations targeting consumer appliances, cut billions in wasteful subsidies for wind and solar projects that never made economic sense without government handouts, and streamlined the National Environmental Policy Act to reduce the absurd permitting delays that prevented critical energy infrastructure from being built.

Jason Isaac, CEO of one of the coalition groups, accurately summarized the situation: “Secretary Chris Wright has delivered the boldest course correction in modern energy policy, and the results speak for themselves.” He is correct. Wright has reignited United States liquefied natural gas development and nuclear projects that were deliberately stymied under the Biden administration’s ideologically driven energy policy. He has used emergency authority to maintain critical coal capacity online, ensuring grid stability when Americans need it most.

The coalition includes respected organizations such as the Heartland Institute, the Energy and Environmental Legal Institute, Truth In Energy and Climate, and the American Energy Institute. These groups understand a fundamental truth that seems to elude the environmental lobby: energy dominance means national security, economic prosperity, and lower costs for American families.

Predictably, environmental activists are responding with their standard playbook of emotional appeals and economic illiteracy. Tim Donaghy of Greenpeace claimed these policies are “downright evil for working people” and accused the administration of “sucking money out of Americans’ wallets.” This is precisely backward.

Here are the facts that environmental groups conveniently ignore: green subsidies represent a massive wealth transfer from taxpayers to politically connected renewable energy companies. When the government forces expensive, unreliable wind and solar onto the grid through mandates and subsidies, electricity prices rise. When bureaucratic red tape prevents new energy infrastructure from being built, supply constraints drive up costs. When coal plants are forced offline before reliable replacements exist, grid instability threatens blackouts.

The Trump administration’s approach prioritizes what actually matters: reliable, affordable energy for American consumers and workers. Deregulation does not help “big business” at the expense of ordinary Americans. It helps everyone by removing government barriers that artificially inflate costs and reduce efficiency. The only businesses that benefit from excessive regulation are those large enough to afford compliance departments and those receiving government subsidies.

Environmental activists claim these reforms represent a facade, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Fast-tracking LNG projects means American natural gas can compete globally, creating jobs and revenue. Reforming NEPA means infrastructure projects that previously took a decade can be completed in years. Canceling billions in green subsidies means taxpayer money stays in taxpayers’ pockets rather than subsidizing technologies that cannot compete on merit.

The real question is whether Americans want energy policy driven by practical considerations like reliability, affordability, and national security, or by ideological commitments to technologies that require permanent government life support. Secretary Wright has chosen the former, and conservative groups are right to celebrate these victories. This is what competent governance looks like when bureaucratic obstacles are removed and market forces are allowed to function.

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