Support HB 6142: No Abandoned Data Centers

By Andy Melichar
August 29, 2026 1 Min Read
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HB 6142 requires decommissioning plans and restoration of data center sites to pre-construction condition, enforced through PSC tariff approval — a hook that applies to this project no matter who owns the facility. When the servers are obsolete, the land should not be a ruin. Ask your legislators to pass it.

MI HB6142Introduced

HB6142 — Businesses: other; requirements for data center decommissioning, dismantling, and remediation; provide for.…

Latest: 2026-06-30 — Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/25/2026

🔗 House Data Center Package (9 bills) — tie-barred: takes effect only if the whole package is enacted. Weakest link: Introduced

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Andy Melichar

This site is written and maintained by Andrew Melichar, a resident of Ypsilanti Township who lives near the Textile Road site. He has spent roughly thirty years in technology and currently leads a team of site reliability engineers responsible for datacenter infrastructure in facilities around the United States. He is not opposed to datacenters. He is opposed to this one, in this location, decided this way.

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