Data Center

At least 52 Michigan communities have enacted data center moratoriums — temporary pauses that stop the acceptance or approval of permits for certain types of developments.

Michigan Senate Democrats propose new data center regulations. What would the bills do and could they actually become law?

A few dozen data center opponents called on lawmakers to pause new project approvals during a rally in Lansing Tuesday evening.Many are concerned about data centers’ massive resource needs, and that Michiganders could be left to clean up if they become obsolete.

The bills would cap water usage, make data center projects pay up front for at least 20 years of power costs, and limit public officials’ ability to sign non-disclosure agreements for projects.

Michigan’s attorney general is suggesting tweaks to the proposed utility contracts for a planned Google data center in southeast Michigan.

As tax cuts and rural land become incentives for data center investments to flow to Michigan, the state's residents are raising environmental and economic concerns about the projects. Maps are being developed and updated to keep track of data centers in the Great Lakes region.

Yes, Charlie Bucket does find one of the golden tickets in a Wonka Bar, and in the end his dreams come true. But only because he is the only pure and selfless one who deserves it. In the story of AI data centers, who is the Charlie character?

State and company leaders painted the $16 billion project as the future of data centers, built with union labor and accompanied by new electric grid infrastructure and job training.

Meridian Township, east of Lansing, adopted a data center moratorium. Just a day earlier, Lowell Township, outside Grand Rapids, rejected one.

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