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US Energy Dept. has aired a flurry of changed permit mandates and other project boosts to meet rising demand for more and cleaner energy.

Permitting Council announces investment in federal IT projects to speed up permitting reviews for critical infrastructure

US Energy Dept. has aired a flurry of changed permit mandates and other project boosts to meet rising demand for more and cleaner energy.

The US Department of Energy has established programme to “significantly improve” permitting for electricity transmission projects.

DOE Announces New Federal Permitting Rule To Slash Transmission Review Timelines in Half While Maintaining Integrity of the Environmental Review Process, New $331 Million Investment to Add More Than 2,000 Megawatts Across the Western U.S. Grid

The Dominion project took just over three years to clear federal permitting.

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Permitting Council is pleased to announce that the Empire Wind project has received all necessary federal environmental permitting approvals and is now complete

The White House requested more than $1 billion for permitting efforts Monday as negotiators craft legislation on Capitol Hill.

Eric Beightel, one of the Biden administration's top infrastructure officials, worries that the ex-president's return would be “catastrophic” for clean energy projects — especially offshore wind.

On December 12 and 13, 2023, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its sixth Quarterly Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop in Washington, D.C. This convening brought together Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators and Energy Advisors from more than 30 states and territories as well as federal officials and private sector practitioners to discuss a range of infrastructure implementation issues currently facing Governors and their staff members.