Washington, DC – NHA President and CEO, Malcolm Woolf, has released the following statement after Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a notice of proposed rulemaking to protect hydropower preliminary permits from third party veto.
“NHA applauds Secretary Wright and the Department of Energy for recognizing the critical role new hydropower and pumped storage play in achieving energy dominance in America. NHA encourages FERC to continue streamlining the licensing process. It is incumbent upon FERC, the Trump Administration, and Congress to ensure that third parties, such as Federal resource agencies, do not unduly inhibit hydropower development and instead foster its necessary growth to meet current challenges. Additional reforms are needed, and we look forward to future collaboration with all stakeholders to enact these improvements.”
