LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Lansing Board of Water and Light Commission is set to decide whether managers at BWL should have sole control over approving data center contracts.
Community members say they want their voices heard on the subject, since there are unanswered questions about how data centers can impact the community.
“We’ve seen spikes in peoples’ electric rates from that new demand, that new load. It’s a pretty significant amount of power that’s needed to run these data centers,” said Chris Trubac, Ingham County District 3 Commissioner…