{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398839", "Griffith Bill to Promote Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Passes House of Representatives", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "This technology is a job creator and an asset for a true \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy policy.\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2880, the\u00a0Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act, introduced by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The bill would streamline the licensing process the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) uses on closed-loop pumped storage projects. It would also require FERC to hold a workshop focused on potential opportunities for development of closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites. Congressman Griffith issued the following statement:\r\n\u201cI applaud my House colleagues for supporting this commonsense bill to promote closed-loop pumped storage hydropower. This technology is a job creator and an asset for a true \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy policy. I have promoted it as a great idea for the Virginia coalfields because we have the infrastructure ready to support closed-loop pumped storage projects, but sites around the country would benefits from these projects as well. My bill makes the process of licensing them easier, and I hope today\u2019s vote will serve as an encouragement to companies looking at closed-loop storage, whether in or out of a mine.\u201d\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398839"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2041591107845306, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}