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Indiana Secretary speaks on energy
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Governor Mike Braun has recently appointed Suzanne Jaworowski as Secretary of Energy and Natural Resources.
She said Hoosiers should be excited, not worried about the future.
Jaworowski ran President Trump's 2016 campaign for Indiana and has served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria.
She said Governor Braun is currently focused on a reliable energy grid and affordability for Hoosiers, while keeping the state's natural resources healthy.
However, she said this is a unique time with the demand for energy across the state.
'Right now, we are at an unprecedented, historic time for energy demand', Jaworowski said. 'Our energy needs are surging because of AI data centers, steel manufacturing, reshoring of manufacturing and industry, but also just our everyday electrification. Think about all of the things we plug in every single day and it's driving our need for electricity far more than we've ever had in our lifetime.'
Jaworowski said that one of the governor's goals is to deploy nuclear energy in the state. She said it is the right time for everyone involved.
'Nuclear is large scale, always available, carbon free, clean electricity that will last for 80 to 100 years to come', Jaworowski said. 'It's extremely important for the state of Indiana to be able to deploy that energy source while we need it right now, while the federal government is helping to support the development of it and industry is ready to partner with us to help pay for it, which makes it much more affordable for Hoosiers.'
Jaworowski also said Governor Braun has developed an executive order to do a state-wide water inventory and management plan.
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