Nessel, officials use town hall to demand transparency amid Michigan’s AI expansion

By: Leah Craig

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 874

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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When the Michigan Public Service Commission approved contracts for a 1.4 gigawatt data center in Saline Township, it did so behind closed doors, with key contract language blacked out and consumer advocates locked out of the process. Accordingly, Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with state Rep. Jennifer Conlin, hosted a town hall Monday at Cleary University in Howell on “Demystifying Data Centers.”

The event was designed in response to the expansion of data centers in …

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