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Michigan residents fight potential $6.4bn datacenter bill: ‘That is insanity’

The Guardian reports that DTE Energy is seeking regulatory approval for a long-term plan including two gas plants with a combined 2.1 gigawatts of capacity, amid rising electricity demand from data centers. The article puts the plants’ potential cost at $6.4 billion and describes consumer advocates’ concerns that residential customers could bear costs. DTE describes its plan as affordable and says it also expands renewable energy and battery storage. Who pays remains subject to later regulatory proceedings; the reported figure is not an approved charge to residential customers.[1]

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