The Kalkaska data center project was recently abandoned after community pushback that resulted in death threats towards the developers. Those fears aren’t limited to northern Michigan, and communities around the state are taking a closer look at these developments and the possible negative effects they could have on the community.

The real push to bring data centers to Michigan started last year after state lawmakers passed a series of tax breaks exempting data centers from use and sales tax, hoping to attract more investment. That worked, and ever since, there has been a lot of interest in bringing new data centers to the state. But homeowners still have a lot of fears about facilities like this coming to town.

Data centers in states like California and Texas have become massive dr

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