Senate Proposes Bill to Exempt Isolated Large Loads from Federal Regulation
"On January 7, 2026, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives Act (DATA Act) (S.3585), that if adopted, would exempt isolated large loads from regulation under the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the implementing regulations of FERC and the Department of Energy (DOE). Specifically, the DATA ACT would amend the FPA to create the consumer-regulated electric utilities (CREU) category and then broadly remove qualifying CREUs from federal energy regulation."
