US Senate backs permitting bill aimed at accelerating energy construction
The US Senate advanced major permitting reforms aimed at speeding up the construction of energy infrastructure, seen by green-power advocates as much-needed progress to accelerate the country’s energy transition.
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- But the effects are difficult to quantify and won’t be immediate, some analysts warn: “The bill’s greatest affordability benefits will start accruing to the president who follows Donald Trump,” Heatmap wrote.
- Democrats’ decisive victory in last week’s midterms — where several candidates ran on an “all-of-the-above” approach to electricity generation — have added impetus to permitting reform.
- Modelling by the Rhodium Group found the reform would reduce electricity bills and economy-wide emissions.
But Democrats and environmental groups remain divided over the long-awaited bill, which would overhaul major environmental laws to streamline the permitting process for building power projects, AI data centers, and distribution grids.
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