Institute for Energy Research

The legal authority here is very unclear.

Kenny Stein is the vice president of the Institute of Energy Research.

Since the Obama administration, several related cases have gone to court.

The Supreme Court in the interim has passed decisions, particularly West Virginia v. EPA, where they sort of spelled out what they've called the major questions doctrine.

These are contributing to your bill more than the proximity to a data center.

Now, there's another group called the Institute for Energy Research.

And it's important just to note that perhaps their political bias, this is a pro-fossil fuel, pro-free market think tank.

So it's like, they're probably going to be pretty pro-growth.

Now, Of course, if you're saying like, hey, the average temperature in the United States in the summer is 83 degrees.

Well, you don't care about the average price if you live in Texas, where I'm at, where the temperature has been over 106 degrees for the past week or so.

What is the point I'm making there? It means that some of this research, this Institute for Energy Research in particular, is looking at it statewide.

So you're saying, okay, well, that's good to see that overall, if you input data centers in the state, we do not see an increase in the average electricity price.

Republicans in the White House better get serious about affordability.

Uh, we- we've been working with our brothers in arms at the Institute for Energy Research on a plan to lower gas prices at the pump immediately.

It's not hard, but temporarily repealing excessive regulation and taxation of gas and diesel can lower the national price by at least 50 cents a gallon." So on your screen, and if you're listening, I'll read it, but if you're watching, you can see it.

He's got a chart that says gas prices were currently at $4.46. Now they're down here, uh, you know, uh, about 20, 30 cents.

A think tank in D.C. took a run at answering it, and I spent the weekend checking their homework.

The report is from the Institute for Energy Research.

You ought to know who they are.

They're a free market think tank.

He is one of the smartest guys I know on energy policy, and that is no exaggeration.

He runs a group called the Institute for Energy Research.

If you want to know more about our energy situation in America and around the world, you ought to go to their website.

It is just Rich with Material, Institute for Energy Research.

Tom, thanks for joining.

Thank you, sir.

We're out of time, Tom.

That is Tom Pyle.