Permitting & Regulatory Reform
Modernizing regulations, streamlining processes, and reducing costs while maintaining environmental integrity will accelerate the pace of infrastructure development and domestic resource production, resulting in economic gains for America and reduced global emissions.
Wildfires are a growing challenge for communities, economies, and infrastructure across the United States. As fire seasons lengthen and fires become more intense and costly, utilities face increasing pressure to reduce ignition risk while maintaining reliability. Advanced grid technologies offer a practical pathway to address these risks, reducing ignition risk, limiting damage, and improving response. Moreover, targeted policy actions—including reducing permitting delays, strengthening coordination, and maintaining federal financing tools—can help accelerate […]
To highlight Congress working to advance an all-of-the-above energy approach, CRES Forum hosted a reception entitled, “Unleashing Energy: Removing Regional Obstacles for Growth,” bringing together Republican members of Congress, senior congressional staff, industry leaders and energy policy experts. CRES Forum President and CEO Heather Reams opened the evening with brief remarks, touching on the importance of removing obstacles to diversify the nation’s regional energy creation. She also highlighted a recent Member roundtable held by CRES Forum that focused on abundance derived from the unique geological benefits across states. Reams continued the programming, thanked guests for coming and introduced Chairwoman of the Conservative Climate Caucus Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), who spoke on the need for a true […]
Recently, CRES Forum hosted a panel discussion at the U.S. Capitol featuring several House and Senate communications staffers through their Cool Conservative Communications Collaborating on Climate Change (C6WC) program. The event drew strong policy and communications engagement from all corners of Washington D.C.— including from industry leaders and U.S. House and Senate Committee staff. Moderated by CRES Forum’s Vice President of Communications Mary Collins Howell, the program included questions regarding permitting reform progress in the House and Senate, and how to communicate in-the-weeds policy questions to constituents. […]
CRES Forum hosted the sixth and final CRES Academy session of 2024, “Nuclear 101: The Role of Nuclear Technologies in Powering the Future.” The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., including the different regulatory environments that nuclear utilities operate in, the deployment challenges that nuclear […]
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of infrastructure deployment in the United States, Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) introduced their long-awaited permitting reform proposal S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This bill marks a significant breakthrough in the Senate, signaling strong renewed interest and momentum for […]
The United States’ energy security has changed dramatically since U.S. imports peaked in 2007. As the U.S. continues to decarbonize and work towards net zero, many questions must be answered: At what pace and scale will the U.S. need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions?
Expanding and Modernizing Transmission Infrastructure to Facilitate Reliability, Resilience, Lower Costs, and Drive Growth Reliability, Resilience and Clean Energy Transmission infrastructure allows electricity generated in one location to be transported, sometimes over long distances, to distribution lines and ultimately, to the consumer. Long-distance transmission is often necessary for utility-scale wind and solar generation to reach […]
Permitting reform has proven to be a hot topic throughout the 118th Congress. Provisions that address the duration of environmental review completed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) were included in the Limit, Save, Grow Act and, later, in the bipartisan budget deal passed earlier this year. While these changes are welcome, there are […]
Industrial emissions have been steadily on the rise and could soon exceed emissions in the power sector as it continues its successful decarbonization efforts. As demand for industrial commodities grows in developing nations, it matters where these goods are produced. In the U.S., manufactured products are 40% more carbon efficient than the world average. Therefore, […]
Introduction Since 2005, the United States has led the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While 2021 did see an increase in United States emissions, they were still below 2019 levels and are expected to continue to trend down. Bringing on a new generation of clean energy infrastructure needed to assure reliable power and continued […]