We’ve read about the rapid growth of data centers supporting artificial intelligence and requiring vast amounts of electricity, which strain electrical grids and increase our bills. We need to add more supply to the grid, and to fight climate change those sources should be clean energy–primarily solar and wind power. Unfortunately, the permitting process for such projects is slowed by cumbersome requirements, interagency coordination issues, and litigation risks.
The vast majority of proposed energy projects will provide clean energy because they’re cheaper. In 2025 nearly 90 percent of newly-developed energy projects were solar or wind. We need to build clean energy projects more quickly for our health and to reduce blackouts, make energy more affordable, and help stop climate change.
Email your senators and representative in Congress (or call them at 202-224-3121) to support common-sense permitting reform that protects the public and the environment.
Gary Jump, volunteer, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Itasca, Illinois
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