Abdul El-Sayed on data centers
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said data centers should operate under federal guardrails, including union labor, protections against higher electricity rates, improved grid reliability, and limits on water use. He also said local communities should have the ability to reject data center projects.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussed the growing importance of data centers and the federal government’s potential role in regulating them. He criticized his opponent, Mike Rogers, over reported personal investments of up to $2.6 million in corporations that could benefit from data center growth.
El-Sayed said he would support federal requirements covering union labor, electricity rates, grid reliability and water use. He argued that data centers should provide clear economic benefits to host communities and that local governments should retain the authority to reject projects they do not want.