Michigan AG Critical of MPSC Public Hearing for DTE Energy Contracts for Data Center
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Michigan AG critical of MPSC public hearing for DTE Energy contracts for data center. DTE Energy (PRNewsFoto/DTE Energy) State regulators are asking for public input on DTE Electric's proposed contracts for a new data center project in Washtenaw County. The Michigan Public Service Commission will take comments on agreements tied to a planned 1.4-gigawatt Oracle facility in Saline Township. DTE filed the request October 31. Residents can join a virtual hearing on December 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held on Microsoft Teams, with an option to join by phone using the posted conference ID. The Commission's review will focus on whether the contracts meet state requirements and whether other electric customers are protected from costs created by the large new load. The MPSC regulates utility rates and service terms for data centers, but it does not oversee where data centers are built or how they use water. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is criticizing the commission, calling the hearing "performative listening," as she says the commission isn't truly "allowing for meaningful intervention and review on these DTE data center contracts," and says she believes the MPSC has no "intention to hold the formal hearings our residents and ratepayers deserve." Nessel says DTE has "specifically requested their application be approved with no formal hearings or any...
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