North Dakota Gov. Armstrong leads an oil-and-wind state. Is Trump's energy agenda helping or hurting?

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Zack Colman interviews North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong about the impact of Trump's energy agenda on the state's oil and wind power sectors.

Today, POLITICO Energy host Zack Colman sits down for an extended interview with North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, a Republican who leads a state that relies heavily on both oil and wind power while enjoying some of the nation's lowest electricity prices. They discuss how the Trump administration's energy agenda is affecting the state, including restrictions on new wind and solar projects, rising electricity demand, grid reliability, permitting reform and the conflict with Iran. Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. KJ Cline is the video producer for POLITICO Energy. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of POLITICO’s E&E News. Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO. Veronica Tejera is the deputy head of Audio/Video at POLITICO. Our theme music is by Pran Bandi. Follow the show on Apple, Spotify, Youtube and Instagram. Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: / politico ➤ Facebook: / politico For more reporting on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free…

People in this episode

Host: Zack Colman

Guest: Kelly Armstrong

Topics covered

• energy policy
• oil and wind power
• Trump administration
• electricity prices
• grid reliability
• climate change

Keywords

• North Dakota
• Kelly Armstrong
• Trump energy agenda
• oil
• wind power
• electricity prices
• grid reliability
• climate change

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Organizations: POLITICO, Trump administration, Power Switch, POLITICO Pro

Places: North Dakota, Iran

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