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Bipartisan Senate agreement reached to expedite permitting legislation for new energy projects

Bipartisan Senate agreement reached to expedite permitting legislation for new energy projects

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September 30th, 2026

Bipartisan Senate agreement reached to expedite permitting legislation for new energy projects

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Bipartisan senators announced on Wednesday that they had reached a cross-party agreement on a bill designed to expedite the permitting review of new energy and infrastructure projects.

两党参议员周三表示,他们已就一项法案达成两党协议,该法案旨在加快新能源和基础设施项目的许可审查。

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

这些项目目前面临长达数年的延误,而立法者正寻求满足对电力和其他能源形式日益增长的需求。

Supporters argue that the bill will shorten the lengthy timelines for launching large-scale energy projects, at a time when demand is rising due to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers.

支持者认为,该法案将缩短大型能源项目启动的漫长周期,而此时由于人工智能数据中心的迅猛发展,需求正在上升。

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 pace of energy project construction.

该法案将确保数据中心被迫为其增加的电力使用付费,并将标志着对一项具有里程碑意义的环境法律的重大改变,批评者称该法律拖慢了能源项目的建设进程。

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.

西弗吉尼亚州共和党参议员、环境与公共工程委员会主席雪莱·摩尔·卡皮托称该法案是“朝着更快、更高效、更容易建设各类基础设施项目迈出的重要一步”,同时维持重要的环境保护。

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

“美国人民派我们来这里做大事。

This is a big deal.

这是一件大事。

This is landmark, legacy-defining," Capito said at a press 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.

这是具有里程碑意义的,是奠定 legacy 的,”卡皮托在国会大厦的新闻发布会上说,犹他州共和党参议员迈克·李、新墨西哥州民主党参议员马丁·海因里希和罗德岛州民主党参议员谢尔登·怀特豪斯与她一同出席。

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

这四位参议员领导着参议院的能源和环境小组。

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

海因里希表示,该法案“将意味着电网上有更多能源、更多高薪工作,以及家庭和企业更低的电费。

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

随着数据中心推动更多电力需求,它将确保它们为自己所需的电网升级支付公平份额——而不是把账单留给美国家庭。”

The vote on the bill will not take place until after the midterm elections — a reflection of the thorny political reality as the elections approach, which could shift partisan control of both chambers.

该法案的投票要等到中期选举之后才会进行——这反映出随着选举临近、可能改变两院党派控制权之际的棘手政治现实。

But the bill represents a rare instance of bipartisan cooperation on US energy policy, as lawmakers from both parties agree on the need to build various new energy projects.

但该法案代表着美国能源政策上罕见的跨党派合作,因为两党立法者都同意需要建设各类新能源项目。

Li, who serves as chairman of the energy committee, said he believes the bill will pass during the lame-duck session in November, noting that it has drawn bipartisan support as well as encouragement from business and environmental groups.

身为能源委员会主席的李表示,他相信该法案将在11月的跛脚鸭会期获得通过,并指出其得到了两党支持以及商业和环境团体的鼓励。

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

环境小组的民主党首席成员怀特豪斯同样抱有希望,但表示民主党人仍在寻求澄清该法案将如何防止唐纳德·特朗普总统的政府阻止风能和太阳能项目。

Along with Heinrich, the Democrats' ranking member on energy matters, he condemned what they described as Trump's "reckless and vindictive assault on wind energy," including repeated moves to block large wind projects under construction along the East Coast.

他与能源事务的民主党首席成员海因里希一同谴责了他们所称的特朗普“对风能的鲁莽和报复性攻击”,包括一再采取行动阻止东海岸在建的大型风电项目。

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

政府以未指明的国家安全担忧为由,在12月暂停了五个海上风电项目。

These projects subsequently were allowed to proceed following the intervention of a federal judge.

这些项目嗣后在联邦法官的介入下得以继续推进。

A federal judge also struck down an executive order issued by Trump at the very start of his second term that was intended to obstruct wind energy projects.

一名联邦法官还推翻了特朗普在其第二任期伊始所颁布的、旨在阻挠风能项目的行政命令。

The White House has not yet responded immediately to a request for comment on the permitting bill.

白宫方面尚未就针对该许可法案的置评请求作出即时回应。

Trump's opposition to wind power has consistently been an insurmountable obstacle to a permitting reform deal.

特朗普对风电的反对,始终是许可改革协议难以逾越的障碍。

Democrats say that reform can only move forward if the administration agrees to allow previously approved projects to proceed.

民主党人表示,唯有政府同意让此前已获批准的项目继续推进,改革才能向前迈进。

Trump recently proposed easing his administration's obstruction of renewable energy projects, partly in an effort to win Democratic support for a permitting deal.

特朗普最近提出放松其政府对可再生能源项目的阻挠,部分原因是为了争取民主党人同意一项许可协议。

Whitehouse acknowledged that the proposal had some merit, but pointed out that the broader issue remains unresolved.

怀特豪斯认为该提议不无道理,但指出整体问题依然悬而未决。

Capitol was convinced that these obstacles could ultimately be overcome.

卡皮托深信,这些障碍终究是可以被克服的。

She stated that both parties recognise that, for a long time, "America's permitting system has been riddled with delays, costs, red tape and uncertainty".

她表示,两党均认识到,长期以来,“美国的许可体系充斥着延误、费用、繁文缛节和不确定性”。

"It takes too long and costs too much.

“耗时太久,代价太高。

We have seen projects that should have been completed far sooner take decades" to finish.

我们已经看到,本应更快完成的项目却耗费了数十年”才完成。

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

参议院法案将限制依据《国家环境政策法》提起的法律挑战。

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

该法是一部基础性环境法律,要求联邦机构在批准项目之前考虑其可能的环境影响。

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

该法越来越被指责为各类项目停滞的原因。

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

依据《国家历史保护法》提出的挑战也将受到限制。

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

该法保护美洲原住民文化瑰宝和其他重要文物。

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

该法案旨在放宽州际输电线路的选址,并强化联邦能源监管委员会在州级审查的同时审查重大项目的权力,从而帮助所需项目更快地通过整体许可程序。

The bill would also require data centers to bear all associated transmission costs, so as to prevent these costs from being passed on to households or businesses.

该法案还将要求数据中心承担所有相关输电成本,以防这些成本被转嫁给家庭或企业。

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