Red states focus on “preferred resources” over renewables

Yes, but: Devin Hartman, R Street’s energy and environmental policy director, argued that energy infrastructure across the board is facing “death by 1,000 cuts” as demand surges.

• “The big issue is the state-level permitting and siting,” Hartman said.
• “You can’t build gas infrastructure in those blue states,” he said, while red counties are increasingly enacting ordinances that block wind and solar development.