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The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has disappointed consumer advocates with a precedent-setting data center decision that sidesteps transparency and closes the door on public input. On October 31, DTE filed an ex parte application for approval of two special contracts to service a new hyperscale data center in Saline Township. In other words, DTE […]

As the growth of AI drives the race to build hyperscale data centers across the country, public concern about the environmental and economic impacts of those data centers is escalating rapidly. Data centers are resource-intensive, using tremendous amounts of land, water, and electricity. Their massive consumption of power threatens to slow or even reverse progress

In early 2025, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) submitted two plans to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC): one for how it will meet future energy needs (called an Integrated Resource Plan or IRP), and another for how it will meet renewable energy goals (called an Amended Renewable Energy Plan or AREP). These plans were