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Lucas Smolcic Larson

@Lucasgsl6

Environmental reporter @mlive. Previously @AnnArborNews @IslandPacket. Falo português, hablo español.

Ann Arbor, MI Katılım Ağustos 2017
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Administrative law judges overseeing utility rate hike requests in Michigan routinely recommend cutting profits for shareholders, which could save customers millions. These days, it rarely happens. mlive.com/news/2026/04/m…
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A Las Vegas data center company says it wants to expand in small-town Michigan. It has submitted no plans. The local mayor says it has "bred uncertainty" and "eroded our confidence" the firm will do the right thing. mlive.com/news/2026/04/s…
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there's so much punditry and analysis about electricity prices, but what are american actually paying on their bills? Heatmap and MIT teamed up to bring you THE ELECTRICITY PRICE HUB heatmap.news/energy/electri…
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As data centers are built in Michigan communities, we'll be asking the same questions. For now, New Carlisle offers a window into what residents might expect. 🔚
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Others say this period of construction is just the "growing pains of progress," predicting things will slow down. In the meantime, residents fought a second data center proposal and won. You can hear about the backlash of a recent episode of The Daily nytimes.com/2026/02/16/pod…
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Large-scale data centers for AI are coming to Michigan. So what's it like when one gets built in your backyard? I went to New Carlisle, Indiana, a tiny community surrounded by farm fields, to find out. 🧵 mlive.com/news/2026/02/w…
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Here's background on some promising signs for DTE's efforts to improve nation-trailing outage performance. Still, experts say a lack of severe storms last year played a big role, and it's too early to declare victory. mlive.com/news/2026/02/a…
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DTE secured a $242 million electric rate increase yesterday after posting the best reliability performance in 20+ years. Regulators slashed more than half of its rate request, but the hike lands amid growing anxiety about energy costs. mlive.com/news/2026/02/d…
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