Martin Heinrich: “While issues remain with generator interconnection backlogs, favoring one form of generation over others is not a smart…”

We’re going to get to ‘yes’ faster. We’re also going to get to ‘no’ faster when a project is harmful.

Our whole premise as we approached this permitting bill was: How do we create a faster process, not lower the bar on standards.

We need permitting reform to put more electrons on the grid. It results in more jobs, and it's the one thing that can bring down the pressure on the cost of electricity and energy right now.

I would be very concerned if this were an engineered pathogen. I don't have any unique information saying that is the case. But if it were the case, that would be cause for alarm.