Energy Secretary Chris Wright said hydrogen storage loses roughly half its energy in the conversion process and that next‑generation geothermal and small modular nuclear reactors offer more immediate prospects, citing a 500 MW geothermal project in Utah and multiple reactors reaching criticality.

Energy Secretary Christopher Wright said the U.S. military and Department of Energy airlifted components of a 5-megawatt miniature nuclear reactor to a Utah base and that, with industry partners, it could be assembled and running in roughly 10–12 weeks; the administration has requested three units.

A single speaker said a next-generation multi-megawatt nuclear power unit was loaded on a C-17 and would be flown to Utah and be "critical" by July 4; the speaker attributed the milestone to Department of Energy actions and Trump-era energy policies. No independent confirmation appeared in the transcript.