Canary Media: State Legislatures Are Getting Better at Clean-Energy Permitting Policy

Canary Media reports on a new study, which found that more state legislatures are passing laws to streamline siting and permitting rules for advanced energy deployment in 2026, as compared to 2025. United’s Jim Purekal talked about Virginia’s recent law that prohibits blanket bans on all solar, sets statewide guidelines for assessing individual projects, and requires local governments to provide state regulators their reasons for rejecting proposals.