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 of 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 growing electricity demand.

• Reform environmental statutes to require prompt, consistent federal agency review decisions.
• Provide sustained funding to agencies to ensure timely, coordinated decisions.
• Prioritize infrastructure-neutral permitting policies to contain costs and keep electricity affordable.