The Senate voted 73-25 on Monday to formally take up bipartisan legislation that would shorten timelines for permitting datacenters and other infrastructure projects. The move came in the first major legislative action since last week's election, which the article notes soundly repudiated Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. Senators and the president have championed the bill as a response to growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy that currently face years-long delays in reaching the grid.
Chamber voted 73-25 to formally take up bill that will shorten timelines to start energy and datacenter projectsThe Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for datacenters and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.The Senate voted 73-25 to formally take up the bill, which senators and the president have pushed as a way to meet growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy that now face years-long delays in getting to the grid. Continue reading...
