Stand Together interviewed Nick Loris in a piece on permitting.
What are the biggest barriers facing data center construction today?
Nick Loris: The challenge is not necessarily the construction of data centers themselves. Instead, the bottleneck is the outdated and complex permitting system that is delaying development of the energy infrastructure needed to power them. Unnecessary reviews, excessive litigation, and abuse by small groups seeking to stop projects they oppose are just a few of the barriers posed by the current system.
The permitting problem affects the range of energy infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines, transmission lines, and semiconductor facilities. Ironically, many projects designed to benefit the environment, such as solar- and wind-powered infrastructure, are delayed by unnecessary or duplicative environmental reviews.
It Costs More To Permit Infrastructure Than To Build It — But One Lawmaker Wants To Change That
Drew Bonds writes about America’s broken permitting process for the Washington Star. “A project we’re working on right now —