Guthrie Unveils 96-Page POWER Act as House Republicans Push Faster Energy Permits
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Guthrie Unveils 96-Page POWER Act as House Republicans Push Faster Energy Permits
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
A 96-page discussion draft from House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie would bundle nearly 20 GOP proposals to speed approvals for pipelines, transmission lines, power plants and manufacturing projects.
The package aims to cut energy costs and bolster grid reliability as electricity demand rises from AI data centers, including a provision requiring large power users to pay for grid upgrades instead of ratepayers.
Republicans also propose giving dispatchable power plants priority over wind and solar in interconnection queues, expanding federal authority to keep plants online, and revising parts of the Clean Air Act.
One key measure would force major federal actions affecting electricity generation to undergo FERC reliability review, while another would shield states from Clean Air Act penalties tied to wildfire-prevention burns.
The rollout lands as bipartisan permitting talks remain difficult and Congress has fewer than two dozen legislative days before November, leaving the bill's path to a House floor vote uncertain.