Secretary of Energy Chris Wright might possibly be the biggest unsung hero in the Trump 2.0 Cabinet. While his fellow Cabinet secretaries like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth regularly get the big headlines, Wright flies a bit under the radar. But, that doesn't mean he's not busy taking bold, common sense actions to push America toward policies that prioritize affordable, reliable, and secure energy sources.
Regular readers of RedState will know that Wright has been taking bold action to undo burdensome regulations and policies implemented by the Biden administration. Our own Ward Clark has done a masterful job of logging Wright's accomplishments, including the restoration of our nation's depleted oil reserves, returning to the U.S. Treasury $13 billion in climate boondoggles, and embracing natural gas as an affordable energy source.
Wright is also busy undoing the administrative bloat that was added to his department during the Biden administration. A new organization chart released Thursday by the Department of Energy (DOE) shows a slew of "clean energy" offices added during the last administration following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have now gone the way of the dodo bird. Poof, they're gone.
The agency released a new organizational chart Thursday that no longer includes the offices devoted to clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and energy assistance for states and communities. The office of manufacturing and supply chains has also been removed, as has the office devoted to expanding the nation’s electric grid infrastructure.
That's not all: "The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy — the beating heart of the Biden administration’s climate efforts — will be folded into a new Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, a current DOE employee told NOTUS."
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It's also being reported that DOE employees who worked in the area of "environmental justice" have been laid off as part of the Trump administration's reductions in force efforts.
While Secretary Wright has not commented publicly on the reorganization, he did tweet out Thursday his vision for the DOE.
The return to common sense is simple.
— Secretary Chris Wright (@SecretaryWright) November 20, 2025
It starts with affordable energy, more job opportunities, and leading the world in secure and reliable energy.
November has actually been a pretty busy month for Wright and the DOE. As Ward reported last week, Wright told CNBC that his department was taking steps to refill the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, half of which had been drained by the Biden administration.
And earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that nuclear power plants, including the infamous Three Mile Island, will be getting the bulk of DOE loan money going forward. Secretary Wright commented, "When we leave office three years and three months from now, I want to see hopefully dozens of nuclear plants under construction."
Promises made. Promises Kept.
— Secretary Chris Wright (@SecretaryWright) November 18, 2025
The promise of American nuclear power is rapidly becoming a reality thanks to President Trump’s commitment to unleash affordable, reliable and secure nuclear energy.https://t.co/hprJ5eVXRx
Sounds like the next three years could be transformational for American energy policy — and it looks like Secretary Wright is just getting started.
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