A faster way to power AI ambitions: Make your own electricity

“…there is a way to enable the electricity buildout required by modern industry while protecting consumers and guarding against blackouts. We can allow entrepreneurs and private investors to work outside of the existing sector to establish new, private utilities and new grids free from the regulations that dominate the shared grid.

Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) DATA Act of 2026 offers a consequential fix. It would exempt certain new electricity providers from the federal regulations that apply to the broader grid. The bill would clear a path for new, off-grid providers to move quickly to serve AI and data center demand.”

Read the entire piece here: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5707456-data-act-reform-grid/