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Is Big Tech Driving Your Electric Bill Higher? Michigan AG Takes Aim at DTE

LANSING - DTE Energy is asking Michigan regulators for nearly half a billion dollars more from ratepayers. At the same time, the company is cutting deals to power massive data centers tied to the AI boom—raising a high-stakes question for millions of residents: Will Big Tech lower your electric bill—or make it even worse? That

Will Big Tech Lower—or Raise—Michigan Electric Bills? DTE Ties Data Centers to Rate Strategy

DETROIT - Michigan residents worried about rising electric bills are now hearing a new message from DTE Energy: Big Tech may actually help slow future rate increases. The utility says massive new data centers—like one under consideration by Google in Van Buren Township—could stabilize costs across the electric system. But that claim comes at the

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