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NPC urges immediate permitting reform and infrastructure buildout to address demand growth and sector interdependence, warning of risks to reliability and consumer costs.
- On Wednesday, the National Petroleum Council released two Future Energy Systems reports at Secretary Chris Wright's request, urging permitting reform and infrastructure buildout.
- As winter demand rises, NPC warned that growing interdependence between the natural gas and electric sectors risks outages and higher costs for U.S. consumers.
- The reports recommend reimagined permitting that includes improving interagency coordination and adopting predictable, time-bound processes, with NPC membership delivering dozens of concrete recommendations to streamline federal permitting.
- Secretary Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy, issued a secretarial order prioritizing permitting reform and reiterated support for the Alaska LNG pipeline, while Francois Poirier said Congress is exploring legislation.
- Because market designs differ, the report said inadequate electricity-market compensation and coordination leave generators with weak incentives, so aligning market signals among electricity market operators and gas providers is essential.
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