Lansing — Attorney General Dana Nessel criticized Michigan energy regulators' approach to a massive data center planned for Washtenaw County, saying Tuesday that the oversight of the project, so far, appeared to be a "rush job" and was "deeply concerning."

Nessel, a Democrat and the state's top law enforcement official, participated in a press conference with environmental groups, eight days before the Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a two-hour virtual hearing on DTE Energy's plans to service a 1.4-gigawatt data center in Saline Township. The project, announced on Oct. 30 , involves the tech companies Oracle and ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

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