POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · MI
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Michigan
24 data-center projects on file — 5.0 GW of nameplate capacity, $10.5B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$120
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
27.8%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#15
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+35%
#31 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
3.08 GW
· coal
Monroe (Mi) · Monroe County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Michigan · residential · latest
20.00¢/kWh
↑ +5.9% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Michigan · residential · 2026 YTD avg
19.74¢/kWh
↑ +5.7% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Michigan's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
MICHIGAN · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
10.00 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
Michigan is staring at an 2.2 GW energy shortfall: 4.6 GW of data-center load is under construction or permitted in the state, but utilities have only 2.3 GW of new generation in the EIA-860M pipeline to serve it. (For scale, the state's already-running data-center load is 215 MW.) The largest plant in the supply pipeline is Mec South in Calhoun County — 500 MW of natural gas, first online 2034-06. On the way out: Monroe (Mi) — 1.5 GW of coal, retiring 2028-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
24 projects
Projects on file
24
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
4.97 GW
≈ 22 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$10.5B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
4 statements
SUPPORT · 2025-10
“This is the largest business investment in Michigan's history — creating 2,500+ union construction jobs and 450+ permanent positions.”
— Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2026-04-02
“After so much research by me and my team, I truly believe in this small-scale data center plan for Lansing and the benefits it will bring for our residents. I hope you will join me in supporting this sensible, responsible project.”
— Mayor Andy Schor (D)SOURCE ↗
CONCERN · 2026-02
“Companies could avoid commitments and weaker US environmental standards versus Europe could enable a race to the bottom.”
— Council Member Ryan Kost (D)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in Michigan
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in MI
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.