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Lansing residents can weigh in on proposed data center at upcoming meetings
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (344+ words) Reporting like this only happens with your financial support.Donate to WKAR today! Lansing residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposed data center during several upcoming meetings. The Lansing Board of Water and Light would provide…...
Data center revenue could fund Lansing housing services
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (310+ words) Reporting like this only happens with your financial support.Donate to WKAR today! Revenue from data centers in Lansing could be used to fund housing support services in the city under a new plan. The proposed ordinance would dedicate 10% of…...
Michiganders urge regulators not to rush approval for data center power plan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (995+ words) Michigan residents demanded more scrutiny of the plan to provide electricity to a proposed data center in rural Washtenaw County on Wednesday night. They also expressed frustration and distrust with DTE Energy. The utility is asking the state for expedited…...
Saline data center fight to arrive at Michigan Public Service Commission
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (768+ words) Michigan energy regulators are holding a hearing Wednesday evening that could help determine the course of a planned data center project near Ann Arbor. The project is tied to tech companies Oracle and OpenAI. DTE Electric is asking the state…...
Lansing planners leave door open for controversial data center
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Lansing city leaders are leaving the door open for the construction of a controversial data center near downtown." On Tuesday, the Planning Commission rejected a zoning change for the project by UK-based data center developer, Deep Green, but then approved…...
Your Michigan data centers glossary: Key terms behind the debate
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (758+ words) Michigan is becoming a battleground for data centers " and the public debate is full of unfamiliar technical terms. As communities weigh projects in Lansing, Saline Township, Howell Township, Ypsilanti Township and beyond, residents have questions about energy use, water demand,…...
Why a global data center company is eyeing Michigan — and why it chose Lansing first
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1234+ words) A British company wants to build its first U.S. data center in Lansing, leaving many residents asking a simple question: why here? The question is part of WKAR's week-long series exploring data centers and the controversy surrounding them. Earlier this month,…...
What Michigan data center developers can learn from reactions to renewable energy projects
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1104+ words) WKAR News is diving deep on data centers this week as multiple proposed projects across the state face public pushback. He says a mistake developers and municipal leaders often make is grouping opposition to developments under "Not In My Backyard…...
Your guide to Michigan’s data center boom — and the growing backlash
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1185+ words) Data centers are making headlines across the country and Michigan is no exception. Proposed data centers in Kalkaska, Saline Township, Howell and Lansing are sparking controversy among residents, who worry about environmental impacts like water use and noise pollution. Many…...
Michigan Data Centers: Inside the debate over energy, land and transparency
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (735+ words) Each time someone sends an email, streams a show or scrolls social media, they're interacting with a data center. And now, Michigan is becoming a battleground for them" the warehouse-style facilities that store and move the digital information people use…...