Two senators introduced the REWIRE Act, which aims to speed up permitting for advanced transmission projects on existing rights of way and generally encourage advanced transmission technologies.

The House passed the SPEED Act, which aims to cut the timelines and litigation around NEPA reviews, but Democrats urged their Senate colleagues to improve the bill in a chamber where their votes are needed for passage.

Effort seeks to expedite development of the gigawatt-scale generation, transmission and grid infrastructure needed to support large-scale data centers and AI development.

The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus introduced a framework it hopes can lead to permitting legislation this session.