AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - House Republicans unveil 96-page energy permitting overhaul to cut costs and speed construction
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