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MPSC approves DTE Electric contracts for Google data center

MICHIGAN — The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved special contracts on Thursday between DTE Electric Co. and Google LLC for DTE to provide electricity for a data center in Wayne County’s Van Buren Township, according to a MPSC press release. These contracts are conditioned on mandatory protections to prevent other customers from having to bear any costs associated with the project (Case No. U-22058). The MPSC approved a primary supply agreement (PSA) governing the terms of electric service to the data center and a clean capacity accelerator agreement (CCAA) ...

Local officials want more stability in state revenue-sharing funds

LANSING – Michigan township officials are wondering about state revenue-sharing funds as local governments struggle to cover services and meet their budgets. The Michigan Townships Association supports legislation to establish a revenue-sharing trust fund and provide more consistent state ...

Alpena Township approves $14,495 water SCADA upgrade

ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to approve a $14,495 upgrade of cellular equipment on its water-system control network, a month after tabling the same quote to gather more information. The work will be done by UIS SCADA Inc. of Dexter, under a quote ...

Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

LANSING – Stormwater runoff at the sites of data centers is another environmental challenge facing developers because the runoff contains particulates harmful to the public and the ecosystem, according to Reese Dillard, the Michigan Environmental Council’s water policy coordinator. Amidst ...

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Peters introduces bipartisan legislation to strengthen railroad inspector workforce

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve railroad inspector pay. The bill, which Peters’ introduced with U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-WV), would increase the pay levels for Federal Rail Administration (FRA) inspectors and specialists for ...