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Senate energy deal faces House resistance and utility pushback
politics6 days ago

Senate energy deal faces House resistance and utility pushback

A bipartisan Senate permitting reform bill, co-sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich, aims to streamline energy project approvals and expand federal transmission authority. While the White House and Republicans support the measure, House Democrats led by Jared Huffman are stalling passage until after the midterm elections to leverage a potential Democratic majority. The legislation also targets utility monopolies, a shift from previous failed deals, though environmental groups remain divided on its provisions.

via Slow Boring|
#energy-policy#ferc#permitting-reform
Senate finalizes bipartisan energy permitting deal, resolving wind power dispute
politics8 days ago

Senate finalizes bipartisan energy permitting deal, resolving wind power dispute

The U.S. Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a major energy permitting bill, resolving a long-standing dispute over wind power. The deal, titled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, aims to streamline federal review processes for energy and infrastructure projects. Key provisions include limiting legal challenges under the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act, easing the siting of interstate transmission lines, and strengthening the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority. The bill also mandates that data centers pay for associated transmission costs, preventing these expenses from being passed to consumers. While the administration suspended five offshore wind projects in December, citing national security concerns, federal judges later allowed them to proceed. The deal was a stumbling block due to President Trump's opposition to wind power, but recent offers to ease holds on renewable projects helped facilitate the agreement. Lawmakers plan to vote on the 417-page bill during the post-election lame-duck session.

via AP News|
#clean-energy#energy-policy#infrastructure
Senate strikes late-stage deal on permitting reform, data center costs
politics9 days ago

Senate strikes late-stage deal on permitting reform, data center costs

Senators reached a bipartisan agreement on construction permitting reform just before the midterm recess, aiming to speed up energy and infrastructure projects. The deal, titled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, requires data center developers to cover transmission costs and streamlines federal review processes. Lawmakers plan to vote on the 417-page bill during the post-election lame-duck session, though some remain cautious about specific legislative language regarding transmission authority and clean energy protections.

via cnbc.com|
#energy-policy#infrastructure#lame-duck-session
politics22 days ago

Capitol Hill races deadlines on permitting reform, AI safeguards, and oversight

Capitol Hill is racing toward deadlines on a set of urgent issues: Senate negotiators led by Mike Lee are reportedly optimistic about a long-sought energy permitting reform with a possible draft within 72 hours, though passage before the October recess remains uncertain; Democrats weigh sanctions for rogue members amid leadership questions on the Education Committee; Rand Paul blocks John Kennedy’s bid to fast‑track an AI “kill switch” as lawmakers push a broader bipartisan AI framework for later consideration; the intelligence community warns Section 702 surveillance could lapse by Nov. 20 if not renewed, prompting privacy advocates to demand stronger safeguards; other items include Leon Black's contempt ruling, crypto tax legislation advancing in Ways and Means, and scheduling decisions around a pre‑midterms recess.

via Politico|
#ai-regulation#congress#leadership
Data Centers Aren’t the Problem—Policy Is the Fix
business2 months ago

Data Centers Aren’t the Problem—Policy Is the Fix

Data centers face backlash, but evidence shows their energy and water impacts are minor and the real problems are subsidies, permitting delays, and electricity constraints. The piece highlights significant local and national benefits—jobs, tax revenue, and AI-enabled growth—and argues for policy fixes (end subsidies, faster permitting and interconnection, and CRE power where feasible) rather than bans, with land-use decisions remaining local.

via The Dispatch|
#ai-infrastructure#business#data-centers
energy-and-climate4 months ago

Bipartisan permitting reform rides a hopeful but precarious path

Lawmakers and the White House are pursuing a broad permitting overhaul to speed energy, transmission, and infrastructure projects, with signs of momentum toward a summer deal, but deep divides over environmental rules, state versus federal authority, and the administration’s stance create an uncertain path to enactment in an election year.

via Politico|
#bipartisan#energy-and-climate#energy-policy
Supreme Court Reshapes Environmental Policy and Agency Power
environment1 year ago

Supreme Court Reshapes Environmental Policy and Agency Power

The Supreme Court has significantly limited the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), reducing environmental review requirements for federal projects and potentially easing the approval process for energy and infrastructure developments, which could accelerate project timelines but also raise concerns about environmental oversight.

via Heatmap News|
#environment#environmental-law#infrastructure-projects
Calls for Reform as Red Tape Threatens Major US Power Source
energy3 years ago

Calls for Reform as Red Tape Threatens Major US Power Source

The National Hydropower Association and energy developers are warning that the regulatory process for new and existing hydropower projects is too burdensome, putting a reliable source of electricity for millions at risk. Hydropower supplies nearly 80,000 megawatts of the nation's power, but stakeholders argue it faces regulatory hurdles far greater than those facing other carbon-free sources of electricity. Without permitting reform that streamlines hydropower relicensing and licensing, facilities may be forced to shut down and energy developers may seek to invest elsewhere, jeopardizing the power of tens of millions of Americans.

via Fox News|
#energy#energy-developers#hydropower
White House Pushes for Streamlined Energy Project Permits.
politics3 years ago

White House Pushes for Streamlined Energy Project Permits.

The White House wants permitting reform proposals removed from negotiations with Republicans to raise the debt limit, according to senior adviser John Podesta. The two parties remain far apart on what type of energy infrastructure permitting updates should focus on, with Republicans overwhelmingly focusing on oil and gas permitting. Podesta laid out the White House's vision of hastening permits that focused almost exclusively on electric transmission projects to bring more renewable energy projects to the grid. The White House claims to have already sped up permitting compared to the Trump administration.

via POLITICO|
#debt-ceiling#permitting-reform#politics
Manchin's Energy Permitting Bill Gains Biden's Support
energy3 years ago

Manchin's Energy Permitting Bill Gains Biden's Support

The White House will support Senator Joe Manchin's bill to speed up energy project permits, despite his recent calls to repeal parts of President Joe Biden's climate law. The bill would help clean power companies use incentives in the law. The Biden administration is willing to pressure some fellow Democratic lawmakers to support the permit bill. The legislation sets a two-year limit on environmental reviews of major federal energy projects and one year for smaller ones and directs the president to prioritize their permitting. The bill calls for completion of the $6.6 billion Equitrans Midstream Corp's Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would run through Manchin's state.

via Reuters|
#biden-administration#clean-energy#energy