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The Upsides and Downsides of Senator Cotton’s DATA Act
March 30, 2026
The National Interest
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The DATA Act offers short-term relief from policy-driven energy costs, but could weaken grid efficiency and raise long-term costs for consumers. It is no secret that years of perverse federal and state policies promoting wind and solar electricity as replacements for natural gas- and coal-fired power have yielded large increases in costs and decreases in reliability.
That is why, for example, California has the nation’s highest rates and [] The post The Upsides and Downsides of Senator Cotton’s DATA Act appeared first on The National Interest.
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