utility partner

DTE Energy

DTE is Google's Michigan energy partner and the electricity supplier described for The Barn.

Dated commitments & changes

2026-10-01

utility regulation

Michigan conditionally approves DTE's Google service contracts

The MPSC conditionally approved special utility-service contracts for Google's planned Van Buren Township data center. Conditions address infrastructure costs, resource planning and protection of other DTE customers.

20 yearsProposed service-contract termPrimary Supply Agreement term described in the MPSC issue brief; approval remains conditional.Michigan Public Service Commission ↗

80 percentProposed minimum billing demandShare of contracted monthly demand billed as a minimum under the proposed agreement.Michigan Public Service Commission ↗

Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michiganconditional approval

Sources and context

The MPSC regulates utility service; it does not decide local siting or construction permits. Acceptance of every condition and any later appeal were not independently verified.

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2026-03-17

site announcement

Google announces a Michigan data center and energy agreement

Google announced a data center plan in DTE's territory and said it was evaluating a Van Buren Township site.

2.7 GWNew grid resourcesplanned energy resourcesSolar, storage and flexibility serving the Michigan agreementstatedGoogle ↗

DTE service territory; Van Buren Township site under evaluationproposed

Sources and context

Grid-resource capacity is not the campus's IT load. Site selection and construction approval were not established by the announcement.

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