Modernizing Infrastructure to Power America’s Future

At PowerVotes, we believe America should be able to responsibly build as fast as we innovate. But today, outdated permitting rules are slowing our ability to deliver the reliable, affordable energy families and businesses depend on.

Businesses need certainty that a permit guarantees a project can move forward and deliver the much-needed energy Americans rely on. From data centers to defense facilities to Main Street communities, energy demand is rising quickly, and government red tape is preventing us from keeping up.

America’s Demand Is Surging, But Our Infrastructure Can’t Keep Pace

U.S. electricity demand is projected to grow 35–50% by 2040, driven by AI, manufacturing, and population growth, yet permitting for critical energy projects still takes an average of 4.5 years, and 6.5 years or more for transmission lines.

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These delays don’t just stall progress: they slow job growth, raise costs, and weaken America’s energy leadership. Clean energy manufacturing supports 122,000 American jobs today – and could support 575,000 by 2030 – but only if we eliminate unnecessary permitting delays.

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A Smarter Path Forward

Common-sense permitting reform doesn’t mean cutting corners. It means creating a predictable, certain, and efficient process that reflects the speed of modern innovation.

REFORMS WILL HELP: