Can 9 Months Change Energy Permitting?
There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Most are balancing dozens of competing priorities, constituent concerns, committee responsibilities, and reelection campaigns. One senator currently finds himself in a very unusual position.
Senator Alan Armstrong has just nine months to serve in the U.S. Senate. During that time, he has chosen to focus significant attention on one issue: permitting reform.
What makes this particularly interesting is that Armstrong comes from the energy industry. Having spent years leading one of the country's largest energy infrastructure companies, he understands firsthand the complexity, cost, and delays associated with today's permitting processes.
Whether you're developing natural gas infrastructure, solar projects, battery storage, transmission, carbon capture, or other energy assets, one thing is remarkably consistent across the industry: everyone agrees permitting takes too long.
Where people disagree is on why. And they certainly disagree on how to fix it. Developers, regulators, utilities, environmental organizations, elected officials, and infrastructure companies all bring different perspectives to the discussion. There is no shortage of debate over what permitting reform should look like.
But there is broad agreement that the current process can be improved. At Permeta, we believe progress matters. While no permitting reform proposal is likely to satisfy every stakeholder, we support efforts that move the conversation forward and help bring greater efficiency, predictability, and transparency to the permitting process.
The next nine months will be an interesting test. Can someone with deep energy industry experience and a limited window to act make meaningful progress on one of the most challenging and consequential issues facing energy development? We'll be watching closely.
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