Data Center News – Weekly Roundup
Solon Township Data Center News
“We’re All Here to Stop This,” Residents Press Solon Township Board on Data Center Plans – Jan 13
Michigan Data Center News
AG challenges fast-track of OpenAI-linked data center (Saline Township) – Jan 13
Another Lowell Township meeting canceled amid data center controversy (Lowell Township) – Jan 13
Lansing residents can weigh in on proposed data center at upcoming meetings (Lansing) – Jan 13
City of Saline Passes Temporary Data Center Moratorium – Jan 14
Data center protest in Van Buren Township targets 1-gigawatt proposal – Jan 14
What makes data centers in Michigan controversial? – Jan 15
Enviro groups to address crypto, data center concerns in Northern Michigan – Jan 15
‘It’s scary’: Residents raise environmental concerns over proposed Oakland County data center – Jan 15
Grand Rapids attorney explains ways municipalities can regulate data centers – Jan 15
Data center impact on environment, health among top concerns near Ypsilanti – Jan 15
Rural residents trying ways to halt OpenAI, Oracle data center south of Ann Arbor – Jan 15
Economic, Fiscal and Energy-related Impacts of Data Centers in the Great Lakes Region
Lyon Township residents host experts in fight against data center – Jan 16
National Data Center News
Data centers are amazing. Everyone hates them. – Jan 14
Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up – Jan 13
Surging electricity rates put data centers on 2026 ballot. Here’s why. – Jan 15
Data centers push power grids — and communities — to the breaking point – Jan 14
National, local leaders push to protect consumers from AI data center energy costs – Jan 14
‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition – Jan 13
Data Center Project Cancellations Quadrupled in 2025 as Locals Fight Back – Jan 13
Building Community-First AI Infrastructure (Microsoft)
Trump Moves to Have Tech Giants Pay for Surging Power Costs – Jan 15
America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers – Jan 12
Trump wants data centers to pay for power. Will that lower electricity prices? – Jan 14
Why Your Power Bill is Spiking Faster Than a Nearby Data Center – Jan 15
State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy – Jan 15
Data center boom powering AI revolution may drain US grids — and wallets – Jan 15
Communities Around the U.S. Push Back Against AI Data Center Expansion – Jan 13
New report projects up to $35M in health damages from expected Tucker Co. data center
To Understand Rising Energy Costs in Wisconsin, Follow the Data Center Bread Crumbs – Jan 13