Statement From Electric Power Supply Association President and CEO Todd Snitchler
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 30, 2023
CONTACT: Christina Nyquist | 603.930.8818 | cnyquist@epsa.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Provisions to streamline and strengthen energy project permitting included in the White House and House Republicans debt ceiling negotiations are welcomed by the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), which represents competitive power suppliers providing about 150,000 MW of electric generation from all types of resources throughout the U.S.
EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler issued the following statement Tuesday as discussions continued surrounding the legislation.
“EPSA has been very supportive of efforts to reform permitting and siting as a part of ensuring America’s energy future and to help secure power system reliability. We are encouraged to see movement on the issue in Congress as part of ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. We recognize that there are still miles to go before any legislation is finalized and await the outcome of the negotiations, but we remain encouraged by the reported progress and will continue to press members of Congress to find a workable compromise that advances America’s energy expansion, both in this bill and if additional steps are needed in future legislation.”
EPSA earlier this year released a policy position paper calling for meaningful permitting reform and joined leading business organizations in a letter to members of Congress urging the same.
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The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) is the national trade association representing America’s competitive power suppliers. EPSA members provide about 150,000 MW of reliable and competitively priced electricity from environmentally responsible facilities using a diverse mix of fuels and technologies including natural gas, wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, storage, biomass, and coal. EPSA seeks to bring the benefits of competition to all power customers. Learn more at www.epsa.org and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter @EPSAnews.
