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Michigan data center review looks like ‘rush job,’ Dana Nessel says
As DTE Energy pushes for swift approval of its plan to deliver power to Michigan’s first hyperscale data center, Attorney General Dana Nessel and other utility watchdogs are criticizing state energy regulators’ handling of the massive contract.
Citing “unprecedented political and industry pressure” to “ram through” approvals for a proposed artificial intelligence data center in Saline Township, Nessel said during a press conference Tuesday that she fears regulators will “rubber stamp” the contract without sufficient vetting.
“This does appear to be a rush job,” Nessel said. “It does appear as though the intention of the Public Service Commission is to rubber stamp whatever DTE wants, because I have no other explanation as to why they would not have a contested hearing.”
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Nessel labels regulators' handling of data center 'deeply concerning'
Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel criticized Michigan energy regulators' approach to a massive data center planned for Washtenaw County, saying Tuesday that the oversight of the project, so far, appeared to be a "rush job" and was "deeply concerning."
Nessel, a Democrat and the state's top law enforcement official, participated in a press conference with environmental groups, eight days before the Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a two-hour virtual hearing on DTE Energy's plans to service a 1.4-gigawatt data center in Saline Township. The project, announced on Oct. 30, involves the tech companies Oracle and ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
The Detroit-based utility company has asked the commission to provide "expedited" approval of the plan for the data center and has contended the project will not increase the cost of service to existing customers. However, the attorney general's team wants the commission to authorize a contested case process and provide at least two months for DTE's documents to be reviewed and for research into the impacts of the proposed data center.
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