AG Nessel has filed testimony before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) in the case concerning DTE Energy and Google’s 20-year special contracts to service a 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township. Attorney General Nessel’s testimony argues that the contract terms are inadequate to protect Michigan ratepayers and that the MPSC must take additional steps to prevent costs from being shifted onto residential customers. The Attorney General appeared last night on Fox 2’s ‘The Pulse’ to discuss the proposed contracts. 

“Michiganders are already facing an energy affordability crisis and should not have to pay a single penny to service a data center. Many of these contract terms are meant to be financial safeguards against stranded assets, bad bets, and failed investments to protect both DTE and their customers over twenty years, and they need to be carefully considered. The MPSC must ensure that ratepayers are protected and that any purported benefits from this project go toward lowering bills for families, not padding utility profits.” -AG Nessel