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🇺🇸 Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 ⚡ US Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, III (I-W.Va.) have introduced a new bipartisan bill (S. 4753) to fast-track the permitting process for key energy and mineral projects. Passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, this bill aims to boost domestic mineral production, end natural gas export bans, and strengthen the electric grid. 🌟🔋 Why It Matters: The bill accelerates project approvals while maintaining essential environmental protections, marking a significant improvement in our permitting system. 🌿🚀 Key Quotes: Sen. John Barrasso: “Our bipartisan bill secures future access to oil and gas resources on federal lands and waters, and is a crucial step toward fixing our permitting process.” Sen. Joe Manchin: “This commonsense legislation will speed up permitting and offer more certainty for energy and mineral projects, all while preserving environmental safeguards.” Industry leaders support the bill, praising its potential to advance both economic growth and energy innovation. 🌍💪 #EnergyReform #PermittingReform #BipartisanLegislation #EnergySecurity #SustainableEnergy #CleanTech https://lnkd.in/gu_93ECa

Following on from the publication of our Energy Disputes Guide, in this 'Spotlight on..." we are looking at challenges during the handover stage of an energy project.

Via Utility Dive: " Nevada regulators set to approve NV Energy’s $2B IRP amendment, including new gas resources: Critics say the utility has used the integrated resource plan amendment process to advance projects with insufficient scrutiny. " #Energy #Utility #Utilities

@UtilityDive reporting on the lack of Congressional action on permitting reform, and how states and developers are working around the challenges. "Congressional action on energy permitting remains stuck, but states, developers are finding solutions Developers want to engage locals, transmission is going in on existing rights of way and New York reforms are working, analysts said. Despite at least 10 permitting reform bills before Congress, two major federal regulatory initiatives and a bipartisan House caucus call for action on permitting reform, progress remains delayed. Outdated environmental rules and hundreds of amendments and judicial interpretations built into them are causing “a crippling delay in permitting new projects," ...Current federal legislative and regulatory proposals do not offer real solutions to permitting delays or use solutions available now, like creating greater transparency and accountability at permitting agencies." Read more at https://lnkd.in/eyTUZHMu #solar #energy #solarenergy #renewables #renewableenergy #electricity #energystorage #ESS #distributedenergy #solarpower #batteries #EVCharging #EV

The Business Download breaks down the details of the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 from Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso. 

Big news for the offshore wind industry! The Feds have recently published an exposure draft of new Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment Regulations and an associated consultation paper. The proposed regulations cover a range of requirements that include management plans, financial securities, safety and protection zones, and workplace health and safety. The public is invited to provide their comments on the draft regulations until May 12, 2024. This is a great opportunity for everyone to have their say and provide feedback on these very important regulations for the industry. #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

Gas industry groups praised a new US Senate permitting reform bill that would speed approval of LNG export projects, expand federal leasing and bring more renewables onto the power grid. But meaningful changes to gas pipeline permitting, a key industry priority, remain elusive. Here are some of the key provisions in the bill >> https://bit.ly/4fos1Mv #EnergyPermittingReform #permittingreform #natgas #gaspipelines #lng #oilandgas #energyinfrastructure #cleanenergy #energytransition

@UtilityDive reporting on the lack of Congressional action on permitting reform, and how states and developers are working around the challenges. "Congressional action on energy permitting remains stuck, but states, developers are finding solutions Developers want to engage locals, transmission is going in on existing rights of way and New York reforms are working, analysts said. Despite at least 10 permitting reform bills before Congress, two major federal regulatory initiatives and a bipartisan House caucus call for action on permitting reform, progress remains delayed. Outdated environmental rules and hundreds of amendments and judicial interpretations built into them are causing “a crippling delay in permitting new projects," ...Current federal legislative and regulatory proposals do not offer real solutions to permitting delays or use solutions available now, like creating greater transparency and accountability at permitting agencies." Read more at https://lnkd.in/e9ReySm6 #solar #energy #solarenergy #renewables #renewableenergy #electricity #energystorage #ESS #distributedenergy #solarpower #batteries #EVCharging #EV

The Energy Permitting Reform Act (EPRA) bipartisan permitting package has been introduced, and we’re ready to talk about what’s in it, what does it mean for US energy infrastructure, and can it pass? Join BSP permitting policy experts Emily Domenech and Fatima Ahmad, along with Breakthrough Energy's James Hewett, as they tackle these key questions and more. Register for the webinar today: bit.ly/EPRAWebinar #webinar #register #energy #permitting #bipartisan #infrastructure #policy #EPRA

Bipartisanship in an election year? Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso are taking another crack at reforming the US energy permitting process and preventing future bans on new liquefied natural gas projects. Manchin says the latest bill will transform an “outdated” permitting system that is stifling the country’s economic growth and emissions-reduction goals.   #lng #naturalgas #oil #energy