LANSING, MI — DTE Energy wants Michigan regulators to rush approval of a deal it has struck to serve a massive data center for ChatGPT creator OpenAI and its tech partners on farmland near Ann Arbor.

Since the electric utility claims the power-hungry facility won’t increase costs for other customers, it’s asking the Michigan Public Service Commission to forego public hearings and OK power contracts without formal scrutiny from outside groups like environmental and consumer advocates.

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