State regulators did not take up a DTE Energy request to approve contracts with developers of a massive multibillion dollar data center project slated for Saline Township during their Dec. 5 meeting — despite backers hoping for a speedy approval over opposition to the development.

The Michigan Public Service Commission , a three-member body tasked with overseeing utility companies in the state, has not yet voted on DTE's request, a regulatory hurdle to providing a substantial amount of energy for the proposed data facility. The Detroit-based utility has an agreement with developers to provide an initial 1.4 gigawatts of electricity for the data center that's subject to regulatory approval. The facility is meant to power OpenAI's "Stargate" project for artificial intelligence develop

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