Congressional Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to stop delaying permitting for a natural gas project they say could reduce energy prices for thousands.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House and Senate Republicans penned a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , the nation's top energy regulator, asking it to stop slow-walking approval for a key natural gas project in the Pacific Northwest. In the letter sent Friday, the eight lawmakers — led by Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., and joined by fellow Oregon GOP Rep. Cliff Bentz, four other House Republicans and Idaho GOP Sens.
's developer TC Energy first proposed the project in October 2021. According to its application filed with FERC at the time, the project would leverage existing infrastructure to increase GTN's incremental mainline capacity by 150,000 dekatherms per day, enough to power thousands of additional homes in the region. The GTN pipeline travels through Idaho, Washington and Oregon and serves California customers.
However, FERC — which is chaired by Willie Phillips, a President Biden appointee and Democrat — has inexplicably delayed granting final approval for TC Energy to move ahead with construction in the project despite greenlighting in its environmental impact statement published in October 2022. Democrats and environmental groups have urged FERC to reject the project, potentially causing the delays. In July, FERC removed the project from its open meeting agenda without explanation.
may be discussed is slated for Oct. 19. In addition to GOP lawmakers, local labor unions, electric utility companies and energy groups have rallied in favor of , arguing it will produce jobs and solidify energy supplies.
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