Electric Perspectives
Electric Perspectives
Edison Electric Institute
U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman and Scott Peters on Permitting Reform and Wildfire Mitigation
25 minutes Posted May 7, 2026 at 8:30 am.
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Supportive public policies, strong partnerships, and bipartisan leadership are essential to America’s energy future. On this episode, EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney sits down with House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) to discuss the path forward on permitting reform, including efforts to accelerate energy infrastructure projects and improve regulatory certainty. They also highlight bipartisan collaboration to lower energy costs, meet rising electricity demand, ensure grid reliability, and advance wildfire legislation such as the Fix Our Forests Act.