Letter from Gov. Cox: Powering our future together
Across the West, governors are wrestling with the same challenge: making sure families and businesses have enough reliable, affordable energy to power everything from our homes and farms to the data centers driving artificial intelligence. This week, as chair of the Western Governors’ Association, I’m meeting with governors from both parties to compare notes and borrow each other’s best ideas. The demand for electricity is rising far faster than most of us predicted even a few years ago, and it is no longer a partisan question. Every governor I talk to knows we need more power, from more sources, delivered more quickly and more efficiently.
In Utah, we just took an important step in that direction. Brigham City is emerging as a leader in the nuclear renaissance. Through Operation Gigawatt and a new partnership between Hi Tech Solutions, Holtec International, our universities, and state and local leaders, we will manufacture advanced reactor components, train a world-class workforce, and strengthen reliable, affordable power for Utah and the nation. Utah is building energy security, national security, and opportunity for generations to come.
This is what I mean when I talk about “superabundance.” For generations, some have argued that people are the problem and that we are destined to run out of what we need, but history shows the opposite. When free people are allowed to solve problems, they find new ways to use the same raw materials and create more opportunities, not less. When we stay focused on the basics: producing more energy, building more housing, and fixing what is broken instead of fighting over everything, we can rebuild trust and leave our kids a country that is stronger, freer, and more united than the one we inherited.
