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The DATA Act would let datacenters build private grids

development2026-01-10

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Senator Cotton introduced the DATA Act, allowing data center owners to build private power plants and grids outside public utility regulation.

Reporting date: 2026-01-10 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 10, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to January 10, 2026

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A grid operator tells datacenters to bring their own power

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The DATA Act would let datacenters build private grids
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-10
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-10-data-act-private-grids
Claim: Senator Cotton introduced the DATA Act, allowing data center owners to build private power plants and grids outside public utility regulation.
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- Welcome to January 10, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-10-2026
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