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Michigan Bets Big, but AI Investment ROI Unclear

DETROIT - Michigan is investing millions of dollars to build an artificial intelligence economy but questions about Michigan AI investment ROI are mounting. Developers are proposing power-hungry data centers. Universities are expanding AI research. State leaders recently launched a $60 million Michigan Innovation Fund to help technology startups grow. But as Michigan doubles down on

By |2026-07-03T11:56:37-04:00June 1st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence|

Ann Arbor’s Push To Break Away From DTE Raises Billion-Dollar Questions About Public Power Future

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