Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick discusses the Senate's upcoming priorities. McCormick expresses frustration over the recess delay on the critical third reconciliation package to pass the Save America Act. #foxnews #fox #davemccormick #energy #senate #saveamericaact #politics #uspolitics #permittingreform #economy #usnews #gop #pennsylvania #energyindependence #congress
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie is pushing a sweeping legislative package that would streamline approvals for pipelines, power plants, and transmission lines, a move Republicans say is overdue as electricity demand surges and red tape stalls new projects. Guthrie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced the Permitting Our Way to an Energy Resurgence Act, […] The post House Republicans unveil 96-page energy permitting overhaul to cut costs and speed construction appeared first on American Almanac .
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie is pushing a sweeping legislative package that would streamline approvals for pipelines, power plants, and transmission lines, a move Republicans say is overdue as electricity demand surges and red tape stalls new projects. Guthrie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced the Permitting Our Way to an Energy Resurgence Act, dubbed the POWER Act, as a discussion draft on Wednesday. The 96-page bill bundles nearly 20 GOP proposals into a single package aimed at overhauling the federal permitting process, strengthening grid reliability, and shielding ratepayers from rising electricity costs driven by data center construction. The bill lands with fewer than two dozen legislative days left…Open
More than two dozen wind farms across the U.S. are being delayed as the Trump administration sits on military reviews that were once considered routine. Why it matters: The delays are dragging down a race led by tech companies — and backed by President Trump — to build power-hungry data centers to lead the global AI race. By the numbers: At least 30 onshore wind farms projects are affected by the Pentagon paperwork logjam, according to Jason Grumet, head of the American Clean Power Association. - At roughly 200 to 300 megawatts each, that's about 7.5 gigawatts of stalled capacity. - Even accounting for the variability of wind, those farms could produce enough electricity to power several cities — or multiple large data centers. The…