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DTE Electric and data centers
5 tracked data center projects in Michigan, 2.38 GW of planned capacity, large-load tariff approved.
Part of DTE Energy.
Tracked data center projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Saline Township Stargate Data Center Michigan | Under construction | 1.38 GW |
| Project Cannoli Michigan | Approved | 1 GW |
| Howell Township Data Center Michigan | Paused | — |
| Project Cherry Blossom Michigan | Proposed | — |
| Project Flex Michigan | Approved | — |
Capacity is the planned figure each project publishes (utility load or IT load as the record notes). Total for proposed, approved, under-construction and operating projects: 2.38 GW, plus 2 with no single capacity figure. A project served by two utilities counts in full for each.
Large-load tariff and rules
- Status
- Large-load tariff or rules approved (2025-12-18)
- Tariff
- DTE Electric special contracts for Saline Township data center
- Docket
- U-21990, Michigan Public Service Commission
- What it says
- The MPSC approved, with conditions and without a contested case, DTE special contracts for the Saline Township data center; reporting says the buyer must purchase energy for at least 19 years and cover at least 80 percent on early exit. The Attorney General has appealed. (Michigan Public)
Source excerpt
“They said the deal would require the data center operators to purchase energy for at least 19 years.”
Official forecasts of data center load
No sourced load forecast yet.
What sources say about customer bills
Sources warning that other customers’ costs could rise
- Attorney Don Keskey (as reported by Planet Detroit): Attorney Don Keskey argued the DTE proposal could raise costs for residential and other customers. (Planet Detroit, 2025-11-26)
Source excerpt
“could cost residential customers and other classes of ratepayers”
Sources saying customers are protected, or bills are lower than they would be
- Michigan Public Service Commission (as reported by Michigan Public): Michigan Public reports the commission's order would make DTE and its shareholders bear extra costs not recovered from the data center. (Michigan Public, 2025-12-18)
Source excerpt
“DTE and its shareholders would have to swallow all extra costs”
- DTE Energy: DTE says adding the proposed Google data center spreads fixed grid costs over more customers and should ease bill pressure. (DTE Energy (SEC 8-K exhibit), 2026-04-30)
Source excerpt
“which is expected to reduce pressure on bills for existing customers”
Sources finding both, or saying it depends
- Vote Solar (via ELPC): Vote Solar's Will Kenworthy said the order is a step but does not assure costs will not be shifted to other customers. (Environmental Law & Policy Center, 2025-12-18)
Source excerpt
“but it falls short of assuring that cost won't be shifted onto other customers.”
These are statements by regulators, utilities, advocates and researchers about this utility or its region. They are not a prediction of any customer’s bill, which depends on rates, usage and regulator decisions.
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Last updated Oct 13, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). DTE Electric and data centers. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/dte-energy |
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| MLA | “DTE Electric and data centers.” Data Center Census, Oct 13, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/dte-energy. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/dte-energy |
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