After a series of hearings on electric reliability and power demand, the House Energy and Commerce is prioritizing a list of bills leaders say will address some of the problems they’ve found.
The 14 bills — up for a hearing before the Energy Subcommittee this week — have a heavy focus on an overhaul of permitting regulations affecting fossil fuel and nuclear infrastructure.
“Over the past several months, our Committee has heard from energy producers, grid operators, and experts on AI that have discussed the need to produce more baseload power,” said full committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio).
“This legislative hearing offers us the chance to discuss specific policy proposals to help achieve this goal and ensure American energy dominance,” they said.
