Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

NM senator, colleagues announce regulatory reform bill

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, on Wednesday helped introduce the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which sponsors say will help bolster cheaper energy and create more jobs by reforming…

Here's what's in the bipartisan megabill meant to allow the US to build again

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are hopeful that a 417-page bill introduced this week will be exactly what the country needs to build power lines, pipelines, highways, and other essential infrastructure faster than ever before. The legislation, dubbed the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, was introduced on Wednesday by a bipartisan group of […]

Heinrich, bipartisan group of senators unveil sweeping energy bill

Sen. Martin Heinrich said the bill aims to deliver cheaper energy and more jobs by speeding up permitting decisions and ensuring responsible growth without unnecessary delays.

The Senate Permitting Deal Contains a Data Center Double Tap

Call it the data center double tap.A wonky set of provisions in the Senate’s bipartisan permitting deal would rewrite federal electricity law to allow states and utilities to discriminate against artificial intelligence data centers and crypto miners for the first time.The proposal would force AI data centers to pay for any new transmission infrastructure required to serve them — while still paying full freight to use the rest of the power grid.…

Wind left waiting as US permitting overhaul targets wider energy bottleneck

Some Democrats are skeptical of Senate bill to speed approvals and may hold out until a new Congress sits next year

What would the new bipartisan permitting reform bill actually do?

This week, a bipartisan group of senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the build-out of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects. While it’s not clear if the bill will become law, it appears to have the backing of a significant number of legislators as well as leaders in both parties....