Brian Nesvik
37:58 - 38:54
“specific to the ranking member's questions regarding clean energy projects, you know, I think that that folks are aware that this administration directed a review process for all energy projects, and part of that review process included initially a prohibition from those particular energy proponents from being able to submit their projects. That's— those reviews are ongoing, and I don't have much more on that.”
- Speaker
- Brian Nesvik
- Timestamp
- 37:58 – 38:54
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 10, 2026
From the transcript
With improvements to IPAC, we believe we can cut down permitting timelines, you know, by half. And so there is interest within the department. There's, as you indicated, there's lots of support for moving forward with IPAC, and I believe that we can, we can do better, particularly by focusing on it and on these improvements. You know, specific to the ranking member's questions regarding clean energy projects, you know, I think that that folks are aware that this administration directed a review process for all energy projects, and part of that review process included initially a prohibition from those particular energy proponents from being able to submit their projects. That's— those reviews are ongoing, and I don't have much more on that.
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