Richard Burr Quotes

Well, we're trying to patch and fix and put a cast on a broken system here. You can call it what you want, but we'll continue to purchase power in a private market.

To avoid a blackout, electricity generating companies must lower generation in line with low demand.

For as long as anyone can remember, reliable, cheap electricity has been taken for granted in the United States.

We're a superpower with a Third World grid.

Power plants are an infrastructure backbone that I want to be seriously involved in; this is because the country is rapidly developing and has high demand for electricity.

The REA [Rural Electrification Administration] brought us electric lights when no one else would.

I'm not crying over surplus capacity... Surplus capacity is good for India. Surplus capacity means we can get more investors, can get more households and promise them 24/7 power.

Every day, thousands of hardworking people make sure the power is there when we need it.

Our increasingly electrified, electronic, and data-driven society places steadily rising demand on reliable baseload power - that is, on electricity available 24/7/365. Servers never sleep, nor does air conditioning during hot nights, and in Asia's megacities, subways and electric trains take only brief naps between midnight and 5 A.M.

Electricity transmission operates on a frequency between 49.7 Hertz and 50.2 Hertz. What I have done is petitioned the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and squeezed this band to now 49.9 Hertz to 50.1 Hertz. This will contain volatility.

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants.

We are also looking to Canada as we continue to integrate the North American energy market.

Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability.

Global energy security is a vital part of America's national security.

This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing.

U.S. economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of a reliable and affordable supply of energy.

Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.

For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.

When I was Governor of Massachusetts, we worked to get Sable Island gas into New England.

If we can rebuild the electric grid of Iraq, we can do it here at home.

People want the Keystone pipeline built all across the country.

I know a lot of people around the world have these problems where there's just no light, no electricity, nothing.

Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less.

Indians have become very demanding. Gone are the days where you could get away with power outages.

The electric grid powers the lives of all Americans - we need to invest in the research to ensure our constituents, companies, and defense installations have electricity when they need it most.