Data Centers: Suggested Reading Materials

Continue the Conversation: Data Centers & Their Impact

Thank you for attending the Data Center town hall on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Please see below for additional reading materials on data centers and how they affect our economy, environment, energy, resources, and public policies.

Data Center Development in Michigan Economic Fiscal Impact Analysis, Anderson Economic Group

CMS-LeaveBehind_03172026 : overview leave behind from Tyler Theile (Anderson Group)

What Michigan Local Governments Should Know About Data Centers, Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan

Data Centers Fuel Energy, Water, and Economic Strains – University of Michigan Report Urges Policy Action 01 Aug 2025.

Walsh, D. (2026). UM’s $1B supercomputer project is caught up in data center resistance. Crain’s Detroit Business, 42(8), 15.

Michigan Growth | Consumers Energy – The official growth website of Consumers Energy, a resource for you, your colleagues, neighbors, family, and friends.

Data Center Information Hub | Consumers Energy – Consumers Energy information & resources will be posted here. Please save this link as an evergreen resource as Consumers will continue to update material as it becomes available.

Google inks deal with DTE Energy for another southeast Michigan data center. Bridgemi.com

States compete for data centers amid rising concerns. (2025). Daily Journal of Commerce

“AI is redefining what enterprises expect from data centers.” CIO.com, 17 Mar. 2026. Gale Business: Insights.

New Data Centers Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Michigan. Technology Newsweekly, 20 May 2025, p. 414.

“A network of spatially distributed data centers can provide operational flexibility to power systems by shifting computing tasks among electrically remote locations. “

(3/4-5/26) Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances Energy Affordability with the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, The White House

(3/5/26) President Trump Secures Historic Commitment to Keep Electricity Costs Down Amid Data Center Boom, The White House