Enact Energy Permitting Reform

Lengthy and unpredictable permitting processes make it more difficult and costly for utilities to invest in needed generation, distribution, and transmission infrastructure.

Customers ultimately pay the high cost for slow, cumbersome permitting rules.

Federal policymakers should streamline permitting and siting rules to provide utilities with the clarity and certainty needed to invest in infrastructure to meet the growing electricity demand.

• Prioritize infrastructure neutral permitting policies and permitting certainty to contain costs and keep electricity affordable.
• Pass the SPEED Act (H.R. 4776) in the Senate to focus the scope of environmental reviews and reduce frivolous lawsuits.
• Pass the PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898) in the Senate to streamline permitting procedures under the Clean Water Act.