UM report: ‘Data centers’ massive energy demands are prolonging the operation of fossil fuel plants’, threatening Whitmer mandates

UM report: ‘Data centers’ massive energy demands are prolonging the operation of fossil fuel plants’, threatening Whitmer mandates

Researchers at the University of Michigan are warning about the potential consequences of moving too fast as debate continues to rage in communities across Michigan on the merits of hyperscale data centers. “The state has been trying to advance the growth of data centers and we’ve seen the tax breaks as an example of this, and they’re having the intended effect,” UM Professor Ben Green told WHMI. “Just from the news stories, emails I’ve gotten, …