The Metro

Who pays when the data centers come?


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Metro Detroit just spent a week in and out of the dark — first from the heat straining the grid, then from storms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. And that's the grid Michigan already has. Now the state is preparing to add data centers built to power artificial intelligence, each one drawing as much electricity as a small city.

Who pays to build all that new capacity — the tech companies, or the rest of us? And who's even making these decisions? Nicholas Schroeck, dean of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, joins host Robyn Vincent to talk about the fight over Michigan's grid, your electric bill, and whether the public has any real say. Have thoughts? Email the show at [email protected].

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