SALINE - Construction is moving forward on one of Michigan's most controversial technology projects even as lawmakers in Lansing push for a temporary halt on future data center development. The contrast highlights a growing debate over how Michigan should balance the economic promise of artificial intelligence with concerns about electricity demand, water consumption and the
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP — Google is trying to convince Michigan that its proposed data center near Detroit Metro Airport is not the kind of project communities across the state have been fighting. That may be the most important part of the story. The company and its development partners are pitching the Van Buren Township project
LANSING - Michigan consumers and businesses are heading into summer facing rising energy costs as global conflict, inflation and growing electricity demand push up prices for gasoline, diesel fuel, electricity and natural gas across the state, according to a new 2026 summer outlook from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The report lands as Michigan is
ANN ARBOR — Ann Arbor’s push to create an alternative energy system outside the traditional DTE Energy model is accelerating, raising new questions about whether the city could eventually become one of the first major Michigan communities to partially — or even fully — break away from the state’s dominant investor-owned utility structure. The latest
ANN ARBOR - A controversial proposal to build a major natural gas-fired power plant on farmland outside Ann Arbor may signal the beginning of a much larger transformation now reshaping Michigan’s economy, energy grid, and political landscape. What initially appears to be a local land-use dispute is increasingly tied to a national race to build
ANN ARBOR - Homeowners could soon host mini AI data centers in exchange for energy savings, battery systems, or recurring payments as tech companies scramble for electricity and computing power. Imagine a quiet suburban neighborhood where homes are no longer just places to live — but part of America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. Garages hum softly
ANN ARBOR - The artificial intelligence boom is fueling an unprecedented global race to build massive data centers. But while most of the public discussion has focused on electricity demand and water usage, researchers now say another environmental issue is rapidly emerging: heat. In some cases, that heat may be raising temperatures for miles around
