Michigan Data Centers: What Advocates Need to Know Webinar
Start: 2026-03-05 18:30:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
End: 2026-03-05 20:00:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
Event Type:
Virtual
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.
Join us for a free educational webinar for Michiganders who want to learn more about hyperscale data centers as they arrive in their communities, presented by the League of Women Voters of Michigan and the Michigan Climate Action Network.
The Issue: 16+ data centers are proposed in Michigan, each consuming city-level amounts of energy. The potential impacts are substantial.
This webinar covers:
- Impact on clean energy goals
- Fact-checking issues raised about the tech and economic impacts
- How other states are responding
- Policy and community benefit recommendations
Learn from our expert panel:
- Lee Shaver, Senior Energy Analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists
- Prescott Balch, Retired Technology Executive
- Boratha Tan, Senior Regulatory Manager for the Midwest at Vote Solar
- Chris Gilmer-Hall, Policy Associate with the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
While optional, you are encouraged to watch our free hyperscale data centers course materials in MiCommunity to get familiar with the issue before the webinar. It is self-directed, so you can learn at your own pace. We’ll share a link to join MiCommunity after you register.
Submit any questions you have in the MiCommunity portal IN ADVANCE so our hosts can have them ready to ask our panelists. Visit the Data Centers course in MiCommunity, go to the Discussion section, and post your question there for consideration.
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