Evolving Technologies, Outdated Regulations Impact Mid-Atlantic Generation Permitting
Key Takeaway
Mid-Atlantic generation developers and large power consumers should anticipate evolving permitting processes and potential shifts in development authority to public utilities, driven by regional reliability needs and increasing load.
AI Summary
- •Mid-Atlantic generation permitting is undergoing procedural and regulatory reforms in 2026, driven by reliability concerns, transmission constraints, and significant load growth.
- •States are exploring the allocation of generation development authority to public utilities to streamline processes and overcome frequent local obstruction of energy projects.
- •These changes represent targeted reforms rather than wholesale deregulation, aiming to address practical challenges for new generation development.
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Energy-generation permitting in the Mid-Atlantic continues to evolve in 2026 not through wholesale deregulation or uniform acceleration, but through procedural and permitting reform and the potential allocation of generation development authority to public utilities. States are enacting these changes to meet the reality of reliability concerns, transmission constraints, large load-growth, and to address frequent obstruction of energy projects by local government. The post Evolving Technologies, Outdated Regulations Impact Mid-Atlantic Generation Permitting appeared first on POWER Magazine .