Would love to see @volts.wtf do an episode on this. I'm having a hard time understanding why the MPSC would approve this and go against the AG, seemingly to side with two villainous corporations

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/04/01/michigan-approves-1-3-gw-bess-portfolio-including-contested-oracle-data-center-assets/

#oracle #datacenter #michigan #mpsc #batterystorage

Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets

Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.

pv magazine USA

@themediumkahuna @volts.wtf Sadly Whitmer has been extremely rubber stampy when it comes to AI, I'm not surprised the MPSC is as well.

Fingers crossed AI financing falls apart before then.