The Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a virtual public hearing on Dec. 3 to gather input regarding DTE Electric Co.’s application for approval of contracts with a data center customer in Washtenaw County, Mich.
“This public hearing will add an important element of transparency in evaluating DTE Electric Co.’s proposed special contract,” said Commission Chairman Dan Scripps. “It’s important that the public have an opportunity to have their voices heard on how DTE plans to provide electric service to this data center customer and ensure the costs of doing so are not ultimately borne by DTE’s other customers.”
DTE Electric on Oct. 31 filed an application for approval of special contracts for electric service between the utility and a subsidiary of the tech company Oracle Corp. for a 1.4-gigawatt (GW) data center campus on 250 acres in Saline Township near Ann Arbor, Mich…