PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – As expected, the city of Portage has put a moratorium on any new plans for data centers and electrical battery storage facilities in town, but to listen to residents, they would probably rather have them banned altogether.
During a public hearing on the moratorium proposal Tuesday night, citizens said existing data and storage plants have driven up local utility bills in communities where they are already located and pose a physical & environmental threat.
Cheryl Lathrop says her Consumers Energy bills are already high enough…