The Senate has the opportunity to craft bipartisan support for power plants, transmission lines, and other projects that can help meet rising energy demand.
Energy
American prosperity and national security depends on affordable, abundant, reliable, low-carbon energy. Instead of making energy scarcer or less reliable—which primarily harms lower- and middle-income Americans—we should dramatically expand the role of nuclear energy in the United States. Natural gas has a constructive role to play in the low-carbon transition, as do emerging technologies.
All Energy
The current moment presents an opportunity to invest in new reactors to create economic opportunities and take a big step toward decarbonization
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The United States should pursue policies that lower the price of electricity and encourage investment in critical energy infrastructure.
Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
Excessive red tape and prolonged litigation create delays that discourage infrastructure investment and thus drive up costs borne by Americans.
The decision to shutter Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant has profoundly altered New York’s energy landscape, significantly increasing the state’s reliance on natural gas and affecting electricity costs and reliability.