Tell Michigan Lawmakers: Take Strong Action Now to Protect Communities from Hyperscale Data Centers

Hyperscale data centers can consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, impact local communities and natural resources, and increase costs for utility customers if strong safeguards are not in place. Michigan needs enforceable laws, not voluntary corporate pledges.

Tell your legislators to support comprehensive statewide protections. We urge lawmakers to strengthen and advance data center legislation that:

Protects ratepayers from subsidizing data center costs.
Safeguards Michigan's water, forests, farmland, wetlands, wildlife, and communities.
Requires transparency and public accountability.
Preserves local authority to adopt stronger protections and community benefit agreements.
Ensures data centers support, not undermine, Michigan's clean energy goals.

Take action today and tell your lawmakers that Michigan's future should be protected by law, not voluntary corporate promises.

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Michigan is at a critical crossroads. Proposals for hyperscale data centers are moving faster than Michigan's laws can keep pace. Without stronger safeguards, these facilities could increase electricity demand, strain our water resources, raise costs for utility customers, and impact local communities and natural resources.

I urge you to support a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data center approvals until comprehensive statewide protections are enacted. A temporary pause will give the Legislature the time needed to develop a clear, enforceable framework that protects Michigan residents.

I also urge you to strengthen and advance legislative safeguards. At a minimum, Michigan law should:

- Protect utility customers from subsidizing data center costs.
- Protect Michigan's water, forests, farmland, wetlands, wildlife, and communities.
- Require transparency and public accountability.
- Preserve local governments' authority to adopt stronger protections and ensure community benefits.
- Ensure data centers support, not undermine, Michigan's clean energy goals.

Michigan's future should not depend on voluntary corporate pledges. It should be protected by law.

Please support a temporary moratorium and work to enact comprehensive statewide data center protections this legislative session.

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