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MI-RESPONSIBLE-GROWTH-ACTION-PLAN-2026 — Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan for data centers

Calls for legislation codifying ratepayer safeguards and asks data-center companies to commit to paying attributable energy, grid, and water costs; protecting natural resources; supporting reliability; and creating local jobs.

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Legal statePolicy planA plan describes intended measures. Check which have been implemented through legislation, rules, or signed orders before treating them as requirements.
JurisdictionMichiganState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-07-15Announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Primary sourceState executiveOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Utility rate / large-load tariff

Changes who pays for the grid — shifting the cost of new power supply and upgrades toward large data-center loads instead of ordinary ratepayers.

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MD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewUtility rate / large-load tariff · Ratepayer · Grid ReliabilityWI-SB729Wisconsin · Introduced / in committeelarge energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Utility rate / large-load tariff · Energy · WaterWI-AB722Wisconsin · Introduced / in committeelarge energy customer fees; electric utility very large customer class; a renewable resource tariff; building requirements for data centers; water usage by large customers; required pay rate on large-scale data center projects; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Utility rate / large-load tariff · Energy · WaterIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersUtility rate / large-load tariff · Energy · Water
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MI-RESPONSIBLE-GROWTH-ACTION-PLAN-2026 evidence graph

Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan for data centers

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Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
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