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MI-DATA-CENTER-PLEDGE-SIGNATORIES-2026 — Six companies sign Michigan data-center affordability and responsible-growth pledge

Reports that Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and Verrus signed Michigan’s voluntary pledge covering attributable infrastructure costs, clean energy, jobs, natural resources, and operational accountability.

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Legal stateOfficial announcementAn announcement can describe proposals or completed actions. Verify each claim against the underlying bill, order, or other operative instrument; publication is not enactment.
JurisdictionMichiganState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-07-16Signatories announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Primary sourceState executiveOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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Issues named in the record

Energy · Job Creation

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MI-DATA-CENTER-PLEDGE-SIGNATORIES-2026 evidence graph

Six companies sign Michigan data-center affordability and responsible-growth pledge

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Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordissued by: Issuing executive office named in the tracked public recordmember of family: standalonePolicy recordMI-DATA-CENTER-PLEDGE-…Six companies sign Michigan…MI-DATA-CENTER-PLEDGE-SIGNATORIES-2026: Six companies sign Michigan data-center affordability and responsible-growth pledgePolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeJob CreationExplicit record textJob Creation: Explicit record textPolicy themeCarbonAI-assisted policy themeCarbon: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMichiganState policy jurisdictionMichigan: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceState executiveOriginal public sourceState executive: Original public sourceDocumented actorOffice of the Michigan…executive officeOffice of the Michigan Governor: executive officePolicy familySix companies sign Mic…MISix companies sign Michigan data-center affordability and responsible-growth pledge: MI

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