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Doug Burgum

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

One for heroics from a warrior from World War II and Korea War, who's 100 years old, and then someone who just weeks ago was courageously led the charge as one of our helicopter pilots when they were arresting Maduro.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

So it spanned the whole 250 years.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

But again, I would just say two takeaways.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

Peace around the world, prosperity for Americans, affordability,

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

affordability, President Trump's policies, turning this country around in the last 12 months.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

Well, absolutely.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

Through the National Energy Dominance Council that runs out of the White House that President Trump has asked Secretary Chris Wright and I to lead, Secretary of Energy, we're working hard to make sure that we can do this, have this behind-the-meter capability, BYOP, bring your own power, because we need power.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

This is about energy addition.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

There is no energy transition.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

President Trump understands that we've got to have energy abundance.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

We've got to be able to sell energy to our friends and allies.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

including those that have been dependent on our adversaries.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

I mean, if you're getting energy from Iran or Russia and they're funding terrorism or wars, I mean, we can stop wars and stop terrorism by having energy abundance from the U.S., but enough abundance that we can keep prices for energy here at home low, even with the demand increase, so that we can win the AI arms race against China, which part of that race is who can generate the most electricity, because this is the first time in history

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

You can take a kilowatt of electricity and turn it into intelligence.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

President Trump understands that.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

His policy is going to work for both winning the arms race and for keeping electricity affordable for Americans.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

Absolutely, because if it's off the grid, it's not putting any burden on the grid itself, and it's not putting any pressure on rate payers.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

Matter of fact, in North Dakota, when I was still governor there just 15 months ago, we were completing a $1.2 billion data center.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

And the electricity rates were going to go down for all the people there because you're spreading the cost across a big industrial buyer in a rural area.

Bloomberg Talks
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Talks State of the Union, AI Race

So there are ways where you can add capability, add a big power user like that.