Political figures are starting to come around to the issues that have voters most riled up this campaign seasons – data centers and seemingly perpetual electricity rate increases.

The federal government closing a grant program that encouraged farmers to install renewable energy systems could "financially ruin" those who started spending money on projects and will no longer be reimbursed, a Senate committee heard Thursday.

Rising gasoline and diesel prices tied to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and continued instability from the war in Ukraine are expected to push Michigan energy costs higher this summer, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s 2026 Summer Energy Appraisal.

In an attempt to lower gas prices, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring a state of energy emergency in Michigan to loosen requirements on fuel blends and allow for the sale of higher vapor pressure gas.

Senate Democrats adopted a resolution urging President Donald Trump and Congress to reverse federal energy policies they say are driving up fuel and utility costs, prompting sharp criticism from Republicans who dismissed the move as partisan messaging that will not lower prices.

Under the banner of lowering residential energy costs, House Republican leadership on Wednesday announced its commitment to repealing the 2023 law that requires electricity providers to run 100% on “clean energy” by 2040.

(Source: MIRS.news , Published 11/25/2026) With DTE Energy asking the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to quickly approve electric service to two high-electricity-using data centers, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that the situation is “highly unusual” and that DTE is “making unverified promises (that) nobody else will shoulder these costs.” At the end of October, a new data center project in Saline Township was announced, and DTE was selected as the ene

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