一项旨在加速能源开发的跨党派协议正面临担忧，由于特朗普总统反对风能和太阳能，该协议可能会让天然气比可再生能源更受青睐。
bipartisan deal to speed energy development is facing concerns it could favor natural gas over renewables because of President Trump's opposition to wind and solar. Why it matters:
为何重要：众议员肖恩·卡斯滕（民主党-伊利诺伊州）提出的担忧可能会使在年底前通过该法的努力变得复杂，这也凸显了长期支持审批改革的民主党人内部的分歧。
The worries from Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) could complicate efforts to pass the bill before year's end, highlighting divisions even among Democrats who have long supported permitting reform. Driving the news:
推动新闻：曾任能源高管、且是民主党在审批改革方面主要发声者的卡斯滕表示，他尚未支持该法案，目前正与参议院民主党人就修改法案进行谈判，以防止其过度惠及天然气。
Casten, a former energy executive and leading Democratic voice on permitting reform, said he isn't yet backing the bill and is negotiating changes with Senate Democrats to prevent it from disproportionately benefiting natural gas. "My test for the bill is:
“我对该法案的检验标准是：”卡斯滕周三在芝加哥大学的一场活动上对《 Axios 》表示：“我与能源开发商交谈时会问：‘为了响应这项法案，你们会建设什么？’得到的绝大多数回答都是大量的天然气。”
I talk to energy developers, and ask, 'What would you build in response to this bill?' And the answer I get overwhelmingly is a lot of gas," Casten told Axios on stage at a University of Chicago event Wednesday.
- “我认为必须将该法案放在特朗普政府所做的一切事情的背景下来看。”
• "I think you have to look at the bill in the context of everything else that the Trump administration has done."
宏观背景：人工智能的蓬勃发展推高了对电力的需求，促使各方在建设可再生能源项目的同时，掀起建设天然气发电厂的热潮。这项审批协议可能有助于决定哪些技术能从这种扩张中获益最多。
The big picture: The AI boom is fueling demand for electricity, prompting a rush to build natural gas power plants alongside renewable energy projects. The permitting deal could help determine which technologies benefit most from that expansion.
快速了解：该法案由领导参议院能源和环境委员会的两名共和党人和两名民主党人发起，旨在加速输电线路和其他能源基础设施的建设。
Catch up quick: The bill, sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats who lead the Senate's energy and environment committees, would speed construction of power lines and other energy infrastructure.
- 初步的程序性投票定于11月9日（即期中选举后不久）举行，这为在新一届国会就职前推动通过该立法奠定了基础。
• An initial procedural vote is scheduled for Nov. 9, shortly after the midterm elections, setting up a potential push to pass the legislation before the new Congress takes office.
威胁级别：该法案旨在防止能源审批中的政治偏袒，但卡斯滕担心某项条款可能会产生相反的效果。
Threat level: The bill aims to prevent political favoritism in energy permitting, but Casten worries one provision could have the opposite effect.
- 该条款将允许开发商通过将受歧视的审批决定与过去五年内做出的决定进行对比，以此来对这些决定提出质疑。
• It would allow developers to challenge discriminatory permitting decisions in part by comparing them with decisions made over the previous five years.
- 卡斯滕辩称，随着特朗普的第二个任期成为该历史基准的一部分，该届政府对待可再生能源的态度实际上可能会成为新常态。
• Casten argues that as Trump's second term becomes part of that historical benchmark, the administration's treatment of renewable energy could effectively become the new normal.
各方反应：这为期五年的条款正成为围绕该法案谈判中的一个隐忧。
What we're hearing: The five-year provision is emerging as a concern in negotiations over the bill.
- 一位密切跟踪谈判的行业官员表示：“这绝对是人们目前正在考虑的关键问题之一。”该官员因讨论国会反馈而要求匿名。
• "This is definitely one of the key issues that folks are thinking about right now," said an industry official tracking the negotiations closely, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss congressional feedback.
- 这位官员补充说，澄清或强化相关措辞将“在很大程度上打消那些举棋不定的人的顾虑”。
• Clarifying or strengthening the language would "go a long way to reassuring folks who are on the fence," the official added.
全貌审视：民主党人对这项整体法案的分歧正在显现。前能源部长詹妮弗·格兰霍姆和气候活动家汤姆·施泰尔敦促通过该法案，而四名参议院民主党人则要求恢复被取消的清洁能源补贴，众议员拉希达·特莱布（民主党-密歇根州）则呼吁将其否决。
Zoom out: Divisions among Democrats are emerging about the overall bill. Former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and climate activist Tom Steyer are urging its passage, while four Senate Democrats are demanding the restoration of canceled clean-energy grants and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is calling for its defeat.
话虽如此：卡斯滕也对该法案的整体结构表示赞赏，并称相对较小的修改就能赢得他的支持。他正与参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（民主党-罗得岛州）和马丁·海因里希（民主党-新墨西哥州）就这些修改进行谈判。
Yes, but: Casten also praised the bill's overall structure and said relatively small changes could win his support. He's negotiating those changes with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
- 他说：“我认为该法案的结构很好。我认为我们可以对它进行适度修改，以确保其行之有效，且不会引发类似天然气淘金热的现象。”
• "I think the structure of the bill is good," he said. "I think there are modest changes we could make to it to make sure it works and doesn't sort of create like a gold rush for gas."
- 他赞成在年底前通过该法案，这与一些民主党人的主张不同，后者曾建议等待期中选举结果，以确定其党派明年是否能获得更多权力。白宫表示支持这一跨党派协议，并正极力推动投票。
• He favors passing the bill before year's end, unlike some Democrats who have suggested waiting to see whether the midterm elections give their party more power next year. The White House said it supports the bipartisan deal and is pushing for a vote.
- 一位白宫官员表示：“立法文本已经公布，剩下的就是投票了。我们正在与参议院的主要谈判代表进行直接对话。”
• "The text of the legislation has been published, and all that is left to do is vote. We are in direct conversations with the lead negotiators in the Senate," a White House official said.
- 海因里希的一位发言人表示，该法案“将加速清洁能源项目的审批，并将更多清洁、更廉价的电力输送到电网中”。
• A Heinrich spokesperson said the bill "will expedite the approval of clean energy projects and put more clean, cheaper electricity on the grid."
总结：在参议院11月9日举行程序性投票的前几天，期中选举可能会彻底打乱这些微妙的谈判。
The bottom line: The midterms could upend these delicate negotiations just days before the Senate's Nov. 9 procedural vote.