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Wondering why data centers are suddenly everywhere in the news? We’ll break it down. Plus, why the backlash isn’t falling along the usual party lines and what Michigan can learn from how voters in other states have responded.

Augusta Charter Township officials approved a rezoning for a data center, and supporters of a ballot initiative hope to reverse that decision in a vote next year.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Budget woes hit the Detroit Downriver suburb of Ecorse, following the cougars of Michigan, upgrading the state's power grid and supply and updates on the damage caused by ice storms in the Upper Peninsula.

The reliability of electric power and the resilience of the grid are major obstacles to the transition to clean energy as Michigan law requires. The mostly wood and wire grid in some places is a century old.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that to encourage large data centers in Michigan. Environmental groups are raising concerns over the centers’ needs for water, land, and electricity.

Today, we talk to a reporter about what's new with the high-speed electricity lines coming to Michigan. Then, we discuss the inspiration behind a first-generation Latinx artist's work in Detroit.

Today, DTE’s track record under the microscope, with a rate hike request under consideration by the state.We’ll talk to a journalist who reviewed all the documents related to the request. Also, writer Erin Craig, whose fantasy novels evoke new worlds in luminous, cinematic detail. Her latest book, "The Thirteenth Child," features a personification of death as a deeply fallible immortal.

An investigation into customer complaints found Consumers Energy sent estimated bills, often excessively high, to customers whose electric meters weren't working.

A recap of this year’s unusually fractious Michigan Republican endorsement convention. Two of our favorite recent poet interviews. And, will Ann Arborites create a public power utility and tell DTE goodbye?