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Ohio Consumers Fear AI Data Centers Could Raise Electric Bills. Michigan Is Having The Same Debate

Ohio Consumers Fear AI Data Centers Could Raise Electric Bills. Michigan Is Having The Same Debate

COLUMBUS – Ohio consumers are increasingly asking whether they will be forced to pay higher electric bills to support the massive power demands of AI data centers, a debate that is now beginning to take shape in Michigan. While average residential electric bills in Michigan remain lower than those in neighboring Ohio, regulators, utilities, consumer

By Mike Brennan|2026-06-15T19:19:12-04:00June 15th, 2026|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid, Clean, Green, wireless|

Public Service Commission Seeks To Update Avoided Costs For Electric Utilities

Public Service Commission Seeks To Update Avoided Costs For Electric Utilities

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday began proceedings to establish updated avoided costs for rate-regulated electric utilities under a federal law, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which allows certain small power producers to sell their electricity to utilities. In the case (case U-18089), the PSC had ordered last October that its

By Gongwer|2016-05-04T19:35:48-04:00May 4th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|