Story preview
Topics in this story
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
News Atlas is free and independent. If it’s useful to you, you can support it with a coffee. ☕ Buy me a coffee
Coverage
Tone
Outlets covering it
13
in the last 3 days
First reported
3 days ago
12 outlets since
Countries
12 other outlets reported this story in the last 3 days.
The bipartisan legislation is aimed at reducing regulatory delays and litigation uncertainties for energy projects.
The legislation gives FERC authority to issue permits for transmission projects when they are in the public interest. It also eliminates NIETCs and the federal right of first refusal for incumbent utilities and protects existing federal permits.
Senators from both parties are saying they have reached a bipartisan deal on legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects that now face yearslong