Pennsylvania’s economic future will depend on its ability to provide affordable, reliable, around-the-clock electricity to industries and businesses across the Commonwealth.
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has recognized that Pennsylvania is well-positioned to lead the next wave of energy investment and has repeatedly argued that energy projects require predictable timelines and certainty in permitting to move forward. Yet, there is a critical aspect of the energy sector that remains stuck in a federal regulatory process that can take years to complete: hydropower relicensing.
Lengthy hydropower relicensing are making it harder to maintain and strengthen one of America’s most dependable energy resources. Projects can spend well over a decade navigating costly federal reviews before critical improvements are approved, leaving operators with less certainty about future investments. We cannot afford a regulatory system that slows upgrades to existing generating facilities or discourages the continued operation of proven energy resources…