Why federal permitting reform is a generational opportunity for energy | Factor This Policycast
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A long-awaited piece of legislation, now before the Senate, is being billed as a "generational opportunity" to improve how the United States builds large-scale energy infrastructure. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, or BAAJA, has been in the works for more than a year. Its spiritual predecessors have haunted halls on Capitol Hill for far longer.
BAAJA promises to accelerate generation and transmission development while making the electricity grid cleaner and more reliable. The legislation mandates regional and interregional…
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