Recorded on August 27, 2024
Across the country, there is increasing pressure to accelerate the building of new clean energy resources driven by increased domestic manufacturing, more electrification of both transportation and buildings, new data centers, retiring power plants, and bold clean energy goals. However, despite the availability of incentives and demand to do so, many large-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects are being stalled or blocked by red tape, and in several states, localities are banning the building of new clean energy projects altogether. Where states should be encouraging new construction to ensure grid reliability and spur economic growth, we see outdated, inconsistent, or unnecessarily complex laws and regulations standing in the way.