Big tech projects for artificial intelligence and cloud computing are sparking local pushback, environmental worries and ...

As DTE and Consumers Energy plan for power-hungry computing facilities undergirding artificial intelligence, state regulators are offering a chance to "have your say in Michigan’s energy future.” ...

Ypsilanti Township is asking the state government to take back a $100 million grant from the University of Michigan, saying the school pulled a “bait and switch” about a proposed data center. “You ...

A data center set to be built on southeast Michigan farmland is the latest example of what rural communities face as demand rapidly grows for sprawling warehouses to support artificial intelligence.

Pavilion Township's plans for a massive new data center are on hold for now, but the conversation on whether or not they're good for Michigan is far from over. Most of the activity on phones and ...

Data centers are sparking controversy in communities across Michigan. This photo was taken on a street in Ypsilanti Township. Data centers are making headlines across the country and Michigan is no ...

One small town in Michigan is debating whether to allow data centers. It's a topic getting pushback all over the country. The Planet Money team explores the hot button issue. Data centers are the new ...

Michigan regulators on Thursday adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry's hefty energy use. In a 3 ...

At the eastern edge of America’s “breadbasket” region, Michigan’s Saline Township is a quintessential agricultural community. The township is home to 2,200 residents, several family-owned farms and a ...

Michigan is becoming a battleground for data centers — and the public debate is full of unfamiliar technical terms. As communities weigh projects in Lansing, Saline Township, Howell Township, ...

The site of a planned 20-acre computing facility, a joint project between the University of Michigan and the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, on the north side of Textile ...