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Solar and storage companies voice support for federal permitting reform

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Solar and storage companies voice support for federal permitting reform

Hundreds of solar and storage companies have co-signed a letter addressed to Congress in support of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) (S. 5653).

“You can’t lower energy costs if you can’t build the energy projects, and these companies know that this bipartisan legislation will help get America building again,” said Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), in a press release.

BAAJA was introduced in the Senate on Sept. 30 by Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), and co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM). The legislation is focused on quickening permitting for a range of projects with federal oversight, many of them related to energy production. BAAJA specifically calls out solar photovoltaic systems, energy storage and on- and offshore wind, but also includes language for fossil fuel sources, such as natural gas, oil and coal.

If passed, the Senate bill would amend sections of the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act of 1973 with the goal of shortening project permitting windows. According to the text, it would change and reduce which projects would need to be reviewed under those acts, such as water quality certifications; shorten the length of review periods for projects; and would not require permits for oil and gas drilling on land not owned by the federal government.

BAAJA would also grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the ability to issue permits for some electricity transmission projects.


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