Regulators approve DTE contracts for Michigan’s first hyperscale data center
News ClipBridge Michigan·Saline, Washtenaw County, MI·12/18/2025
Michigan regulators have approved a 19-year power supply deal between DTE Energy and tech firms Oracle, OpenAI, and Related Digital to build a $7 billion "hyperscale" data center in Saline Township, south of Ann Arbor. The decision was met with criticism from local residents who raised concerns about lost farmland, rising power rates, and environmental impacts.
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Despite criticism that they were acting too fast, state utility regulators on Thursday approved DTE Energy’s proposal to supply power for Michigan’s first hyperscale data center — while tacking on a host of conditions that aim to protect ratepayers from subsidizing the facility. The approval, made