Michigan utilities want to build $10B in gas power plants. Are data centers to blame?

News ClipMLive.com·MI·9/29/2026

Michigan utilities are proposing an investment of $10 billion into new gas power plants. The article raises the question of whether the growing demand for electricity from data centers in the state is a contributing factor to this significant proposed expansion of energy infrastructure.

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Michigan utilities want to build $10B in gas power plants. Are data centers to blame?  MLive.com