DTE Asks to Rush Approval of Massive Data Center Deal, Avoiding Hearings

DTE asks Michigan regulators to fast-track data center, skip public hearings

By Summer Ballentine and Carol Thompson, MediaNews Group DTE Energy Co. is asking Michigan regulators to bypass public hearings and fast-track approval of a new data center planned for farmland outside Ann Arbor while citing potential of cost cuts to utilities for residential households. In a filing Monday, the utility company outlined how the proposed data center — backed by a real estate development company tied to billionaire megadonor Stephe…

Ann Arbor residents demand answers as DTE races to approve massive data center

DTE Energy is trying to fast-track approval for a massive new data center outside Ann Arbor, backed by billionaire Stephen Ross, Oracle, and the makers of ChatGPT.

Gretchen Whitmer admin considers skipping public hearings, rushing approval of 575-acre rural data center opposed by community - The Midwesterner

Just weeks after forcing its way into Saline Township against local objections, a massive data center promoted by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking to bypass public meetings to expedite regulatory approvals. The project, which the governor described as “the largest one-time investment in state history,” involves Related Digital, tied to billionaire megadonor Stephen Ross, DTE Energy, tech companies Oracle and OpenAI, and approximately 575 acres o…

DTE asks to rush approval of massive data center deal, avoiding hearings

Michigan's largest electric utility claims the data center for ChatGPT creator OpenAI and its partners won't increase rates for other customers, and therefore the deal should be put on a fast track.

DTE asks regulators to fast-track data center, skip public hearings

Utility says Saline Township facility will reduce costs despite additional energy use in filing with the Michigan Public Service Commission