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As data centers grow in Michigan, officials ask: How many tax breaks are enough?
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (1069+ words) SALINE TOWNSHIP — Leaders in this rural Michigan town set to host one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence projects must decide Tuesday whether they will give the project a tax break worth $147 million per year. They may not have much…...
Biz leaders push data centers, warning Michigan may miss ‘golden ticket’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1291+ words) MACKINAC ISLAND — Amid growing protests over data centers, business leaders who gathered here this week for the Mackinac Policy Conference argued Michigan must quickly embrace the massive projects or risk losing out on a wave of investment. Hyperscale data centers…...
Data center moratoriums pile up in Michigan. No one knows if they'll work
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1724+ words) Had anyone asked him a year ago, Tim Boal could barely have described what a data center is. Then, lured to Michigan by newly passed tax breaks, industry representatives came knocking on Howell Township’s door. Boal, who sits on the…...
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Google inks deal with DTE Energy for another southeast Michigan data center
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (755+ words) Tech giant Google has revealed itself as the prospective end user of a proposed southeast Michigan data center, announcing Tuesday that it has struck a deal for DTE Energy to power a facility in the utility’s territory. Local officials in…...
Michigan lawmakers take up ‘critically important’ data center debate
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (773+ words) Amid growing pushback to data center developments across Michigan, a state House oversight committee is zeroing in on the topic as lawmakers rethink policies that have welcomed the industry. The House Corporate Subsidies and State Investments Committee, which has previously…...
Michigan cutting the cord at record rates, as cable subscribers fall below 1M
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) A report released this week by the Michigan Public Service Commission found that 980,543 video and cable customers remain, down about 120,000 from the previous year. The steady decline in cable subscriptions is raising concerns among researchers who say traditional television remains…...
Michigan data center review looks like ‘rush job,’ Dana Nessel says
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (934+ words) As DTE Energy pushes for swift approval of its plan to deliver power to Michigan’s first hyperscale data center, Attorney General Dana Nessel and other utility watchdogs are criticizing state energy regulators’ handling of the massive contract. Citing “unprecedented political…...
Data centers eyed in at least 10 Michigan towns. How they might change state
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1688+ words) Michigan is diving headlong into the national debate about hyperscale data centers as tech companies race to ink deals for land with ready access to electricity. Developers are publicly pursuing projects in at least 10 Michigan communities — all in the Lower…...
Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (895+ words) LANSING — Michigan regulators on Thursday adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry’s hefty energy use. In a 3-0 vote, the Michigan Public Service Commission adopted a…...