State lawmakers begin work on Idaho's nuclear energy future | Local N…

Idaho state lawmakers convened to define legislative roles in advancing the state's nuclear energy and research sector, with focus on workforce development, permitting coordination, infrastructure planning and public engagement. The discussion builds on Idaho's position as home to Idaho National Laboratory and growing demand for reliable electricity from data centres, manufacturing and population growth. If you're building anything that needs power in Idaho - data centres, advanced manufacturing, cryptography - the state is now actively removing permitting friction and coordinating infrastructure specifically to attract you. The working group will define new policy over the next months; comment now or watch your site plan get caught in old rules.