Energy: other; energy and water usage report requirements for data centers; provide for. Amends sec. 5a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.5a).
Key claim: SB0762 would amend Michigan’s 1939 PA 3 to require data centers to report energy and water usage to the state.
Abstract
(SB0762 · 103rd Legislature) Energy: other; energy and water usage report requirements for data centers; provide for. Amends sec. 5a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.5a). Latest action (2026-06-24): Senate Co-sponsor(s) Named: Sean Mccann
Why this matters
SB0762 opens a Senate-side track for regulating Michigan’s growing data center footprint by embedding energy and water usage reporting into the state’s core utility statute (1939 PA 3) rather than creating a new act. For ratepayers and regulators, standardized reporting would clarify how much of the grid’s load growth and water draw is attributable to hyperscale computing, informing future rate design and conservation policy. It signals bicameral interest in data center oversight beyond the House’s HB6135–HB6142 package.