Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456
Lansing -- During a quarterly earnings call Thursday, DTE announced it would provide power to a massive data center in Michigan that would draw enough energy to increase demand by 25% for the utility. DTE plans to seek approval from regulators in the coming months for the 1.4-gigawatt data center.
Sierra Club Michigan's Legislative and Political Director Tim Minotas provided the following comment in response to DTE's Oct. 30 announcement:
"DTE’s announcement today that it will power a massive 1.4-gigawatt data center in Michigan is further proof of what we have been saying since last year: Data centers are coming to Michigan and can pose a threat to our neighborhoods, our economy, energy bills, water, and climate without proper guardrails in place. That’s why we mobilized this week with a protest and testimony at the Michigan Public Service Commission meeting. The MPSC must require utilities to incorporate energy-burden data into their forecasts, plan transparently, and account for water limits to protect Michiganders first."
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