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Bipartisan Senate agreement on permitting bill to accelerate approval of new energy projects

Bipartisan Senate agreement on permitting bill to accelerate approval of new energy projects

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September 30th, 2026

Bipartisan Senate agreement on permitting bill to accelerate approval of new energy projects

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Senators from both parties said on Wednesday that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation aimed at accelerating the permitting review of new energy and infrastructure projects.

兩黨參議員週三表示,他們已就一項旨在加快新能源和基礎設施項目許可審查的立法達成跨黨派協議。

These projects are currently facing delays lasting several years, while lawmakers are striving to meet the growing demand for electricity and other forms of energy.

這些項目目前遭遇長達數年的延誤,而立法者正設法滿足對電力及其他能源形式日益增長的需求。

Supporters argue that, at a time when the surge in AI data centers is driving up demand, the bill will shorten the arduous timelines for launching large energy projects.

支持者認為,在人工智慧資料中心激增推高需求之際,該法案將縮短大型能源項目啟動的艱難時間表。

The bill would ensure that data centers are forced to pay for their increased electricity usage, and would mark a major change to a landmark environmental law that critics say has slowed the construction of energy products.

該法案將確保資料中心被迫支付其增加的用電費用,並將標誌著對一項里程碑式環境法律的重大改變——批評者稱該法律拖慢了能源產品的建設進程。

Shelley Moore Capito, the Republican senator from West Virginia and chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, called the bill "an important step toward building all types of infrastructure projects faster, more efficiently, and more easily," while maintaining important environmental protections.

西維吉尼亞州共和黨參議員、環境與公共工程委員會主席雪萊·摩爾·卡皮托稱該法案是「朝著更快、更高效、更容易建設各類基礎設施項目邁出的重要一步」,同時維持重要的環境保護。

"The American people sent us here to do big things.

「美國人民送我們到這裡來做大事。

This is a big deal.

這是一件大事。

It is landmark, it is legacy," Capito said at a news conference at the Capitol, where she was joined by Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, and Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.

它是里程碑式的,具有傳承意義,」卡皮托在國會大廈的新聞發布會上說,猶他州共和黨參議員邁克·李、新墨西哥州民主黨參議員馬丁·海因里希和羅德島州民主黨參議員謝爾登·懷特豪斯與她一同出席。

These four senators lead the Senate's energy and environment subcommittees.

這四位參議員領導參議院的能源和環境小組。

Heinrich stated that the bill "will mean more energy on the grid, more well-paying jobs, and lower electricity bills for families and businesses.

海因里希表示,該法案「將意味著電網上有更多能源、更多高薪工作,以及家庭和企業更低的電費。

As data centers drive demand for more power, it will ensure they pay their fair share of the grid upgrades they require—rather than leaving the bill to American families."

隨著資料中心推動對更多電力的需求,它將確保它們支付其所需電網升級的公平份額——而不是把帳單留給美國家庭。」

The vote on the bill will not take place until after the midterm elections, reflecting a worrying political reality as the elections approach, which could change partisan control of both chambers.

該法案的投票要到中期選舉之後才會進行,這反映了選舉臨近之際令人擔憂的政治現實,選舉可能改變兩院的黨派控制權。

However, the bill represents a rare instance of bipartisan cooperation on national energy policy, as legislators from both parties agree on the need to build various types of new energy projects.

然而,該法案代表了在國家能源政策上罕見的兩黨合作,因為兩黨立法者都同意需要建設各類新能源項目。

The chairman of the energy committee, Li, stated that he is confident the bill will be passed during the lame-duck session in November, and he pointed out that it has received bipartisan support as well as encouragement from business and environmental groups.

能源委員會主席李表示,他有信心該法案將在11月的跛腳鴨會期獲得通過,並指出其獲得兩黨支持以及商業和環境團體的鼓勵。

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Whitehouse, a senior Democrat on the environment panel, is similarly hopeful, but said Democrats are still seeking clarity on how the bill would prevent President Donald Trump's administration from obstructing wind and solar projects.

環境小組的資深民主黨人懷特豪斯同樣抱有希望,但表示民主黨人仍在尋求釐清該法案將如何防止唐納德·川普總統的政府阻撓風能和太陽能項目。

Along with senior energy Democrat Heinrich, he condemned what they described as Trump's "reckless and retaliatory assault on wind energy," which included repeated actions to obstruct large-scale wind power projects under construction along the East Coast.

他與資深能源民主黨人海因里希一同譴責了他們所稱的川普「對風能魯莽且報復性的攻擊」,其中包括一再採取行動,阻撓東海岸在建的大型風電項目。

Citing unspecified national security concerns, the government suspended five offshore wind projects in December.

政府以未指明的國家安全關切為由,於12月暫停了五個海上風電項目。

After a federal judge intervened, these projects were able to proceed.

在聯邦法官介入後,這些項目得以繼續推進。

A federal judge also overturned Trump's executive order from early in his second term that blocked wind energy projects.

一名聯邦法官還推翻了川普在第二任期初期阻止風能項目的行政命令。

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the permitting bill.

白宮方面並未立即回應針對該許可法案發表評論的請求。

Trump's opposition to wind power has been a persistent obstacle to the permitting reform agreement.

川普對風電的反對,一直是許可改革協議的持續障礙。

Democrats have said that the agreement can only move forward if the government agrees to allow previously approved projects to proceed.

民主黨人表示,唯有政府同意讓先前已獲批准的項目繼續推進,該協議才能向前發展。

Trump recently proposed easing his administration's obstruction of renewable energy projects, partly in order to entice Democrats into agreeing to a permitting deal.

川普最近提議放寬其政府對可再生能源項目的阻撓,部分目的是引誘民主黨人同意一項許可協議。

Whitehouse believes the proposal has some merit, but he also points out that the overall issue remains "unresolved."

懷特豪斯認為該提議不無道理,但同時指出,整體問題依然「懸而未決」。

Capitol is full of confidence that these obstacles will eventually be overcome.

卡皮托對於這些障礙終將得以克服一事滿懷信心。

She stated that both parties have long recognised that "America's permitting system is riddled with delays, expenses, red tape and uncertainty".

她表示,兩黨均認識到,長期以來,「美國的許可制度充滿延誤、開支、繁文縟節和不確定性」。

"Too long, too expensive. We see projects that should have been completed far sooner taking decades" to finish.

「太長、太貴。我們看到本應更快完成的項目(耗費)數十年」才完成。

The Senate bill would restrict legal challenges brought under the National Environmental Policy Act.

參議院法案將限制依據《國家環境政策法》提起的法律挑戰。

This law is a foundational piece of environmental legislation that requires federal agencies to consider a project's potential environmental impact before approving it.

該法是一項基礎性環境法律,要求聯邦機構在批准項目之前考慮其可能的環境影響。

The law is increasingly blamed for obstructing projects of all kinds.

該法越來越被指責為阻礙各類項目。

Challenges brought under the National Historic Preservation Act will also be restricted.

根據《國家歷史保護法》提出的挑戰也將受到限制。

That law protects Native American cultural treasures and other significant artifacts.

該法保護美洲原住民文化珍寶和其他重要文物。

The bill aims to streamline the siting of interstate transmission lines and to strengthen the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to review major projects alongside state reviews, thereby enabling needed projects to move more quickly through the overall permitting process.

該法案旨在簡化州際輸電線路的選址,並強化聯邦能源監管委員會在州審查的同時審查重大項目的權力,從而使所需項目能更快地通過整體許可流程。

The bill would also require data centres to cover all associated transmission costs, preventing those costs from being passed on to households or businesses.

該法案還將要求資料中心支付所有相關輸電成本,防止成本轉嫁給家庭或企業。

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