Protecting Local Communities from Data Center Overreach

This press release from Representative Tom Barrett (R-MI) was published on 2026-08-20 and titled "Protecting Local Communities from Data Center Overreach".

Protecting Local Communities from Data Center Overreach

Protecting Local Communities from Data Center Overreach People in mid-Michigan are tired of big corporations and politicians negotiating backroom deals to put data centers in our communities without hearing from the people who would be impacted the most. Families across our district are understandably concerned about the effect these projects could have on their utility bills, as well as the land and water in their neighborhood. It’s your community, and I believe the decision to move forward with a data center project should be yours – not Washington’s. jeffrey.fix@ma… Thu, 08/20/2026 - 15:21 September 9, 2026