Jason Grumet

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House passes SPEED Act: a hard turn toward faster permits—and a new fight over who gets to build

Withdrew ACP support for the House bill; the Senate package is now the focus

The Senate voted 73-25 on Nov. 9 to open debate on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting overhaul that would speed reviews for energy projects and make large data centers pay more for grid upgrades. It is not the House's SPEED Act, which passed in December 2025 and has sat in the Senate since.

Updated Yesterday

Trump’s permitting crackdown strands U.S. wind and solar boom

Rule Changes

Front-line lobbyist against Interior’s added scrutiny of wind and solar

The Pentagon has started clearing onshore wind projects again after a federal judge ordered it to resume reviews. In October it advanced projects in Maine and South Dakota, but Democrats say hundreds more are still waiting.

Updated Oct 29

Notable Quotes

“The Harris amendment … injects permit uncertainty, and creates a pathway for fully permitted projects to be canceled even after the Act’s passage.” — Jason Grumet, ACP

from House passes SPEED Act: a hard turn toward faster permits—and a new fight over who gets to build · Updated Yesterday

He says Interior has added “three new layers of needless process and unprecedented political review.”

from Trump’s permitting crackdown strands U.S. wind and solar boom · Updated Oct 29

“This isn’t oversight. It’s obstruction that will needlessly harm the fastest growing sources of electric power.”

from Trump’s permitting crackdown strands U.S. wind and solar boom · Updated Oct 29