Michigan regulators voted Thursday to approve DTE Energy’s application for quick approval of its contracts for the OpenAI and Oracle data center project in Saline Township.
The decision denies ratepayer advocacy, environmental, and other groups an opportunity to file testimony on the project’s impacts as part of a contested case.
“I know that this conversation is happening in every state in the country right now, and I would put the contracts that are in front of us today on par or better with any that have been approved in the country,” Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Dan Scripps said…