EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging action on comprehensive permitting reform to accelerate infrastructure deployment that will provide better service to customers, drive economic growth, and strengthen America’s energy dominance. As Politico wrote, EEI is “the latest industry powerhouse to call on Congress to pass a bipartisan permitting overhaul this fall that makes it easier to build new energy infrastructure to meet rising energy demand.” EEI’s letter also was covered by Axios, Daily Energy Insider, and Utility Dive.

“Rapid deployment of new energy infrastructure—including generation, transmission, and pipelines—is the lynchpin to providing more energy to our customers, meeting growing energy demand, and winning the AI race,” wrote Maloney. “Congress must act now to streamline outdated permitting processes and ensure that the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act are no longer used to stall forward progress.”

Find the full letter here and a one-page background document here.