In short
Contradicted Reliable evidence conflicts with the claim as stated (unit, relationship, status or fact). It does not prove bad faith. How verdicts work →
- Who said it
- A common reading we tested; no one is quoted.
- What the evidence supports
- No one is quoted saying this; DataCenterData framed and tested the reading. The evidence conflicts with it as worded: Neal T. Foley's public direct testimony for DTE Electric in MPSC Case U-22058 identifies the Customer as Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and locates the data center in Van Buren Township on roughly 280 acres.
- Biggest limitation
- MPSC final disposition of U-22058;
- Checked
- 21 September 2026 · Next check: when MPSC order in U-22058, or a later utility filing that reports measured load
Evidence
What the evidence supports
Neal T. Foley's public direct testimony for DTE Electric in MPSC Case U-22058 identifies the Customer as Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and locates the data center in Van Buren Township on roughly 280 acres. Q17/A17 states: the maximum load at the facility is 1,000 MW ('max load' or 'contract capacity'); the Customer's load is planned to begin materializing in December 2027, with max load achieved by December 2028. A footnote adds that load to support construction of the site could materialize before December 2027. Q29/A29 (NTF-15) says even if actual usage never reaches the 1,000 MW contract capacity, minimum monthly charges are calculated from that contract capacity. That is DTE's prefiled testimony, not an MPSC order, measured load, a stated critical IT capacity, or generation.
Still unknown
MPSC final disposition of U-22058; whether load has materialized; measured load; critical IT capacity; executed public (non-confidential) contract text.
Sources
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Qualifications and Public Direct Testimony of Neal T. Foley, DTE Electric Company, MPSC Case U-22058 → Gov. record
Exact location Cover: Case No. U-22058, public direct testimony of Neal T. Foley. NTF-8 to NTF-9, Q15–Q17 (Customer is Google LLC; location Van Buren Township; maximum load 1,000 MW max load/contract capacity; planned ramp December 2027–December 2028). NTF-15, Q29/A29 (minimum monthly charge calculated on the 1,000 MW contract capacity even if actual usage never reaches it). Content-Disposition filename U-22058 Testimony_Exhibits.pdf. Title-page filing date not printed; PDF metadata CreationDate 2026-03-17 is not used as a publication date.
What it supports Google LLC named as the Customer; 1,000 MW is defined as max load/contract capacity with a future planned ramp. Not measured load, IT capacity, generation, or a Commission finding.
Scope
- Unit
- contract capacity vs measured load
- Geography
- DTE Electric special-contract customer, Van Buren Township
- Period
- Foley testimony in MPSC Case U-22058; PDF retrieved 2026-09-21
- Confidence
- medium — DTE Electric testimony PDF in MPSC Case U-22058 opened 2026-09-21 (Q15–Q17 at NTF-8 to NTF-9; Q29/A29 at NTF-15). Company testimony in a docket, not a Commission order.
- Kind
- Common reading DataCenterData framed and tested
Conflicting evidence
The contradiction is documented in the cited sources listed under Evidence. No separate counterevidence entry has been recorded yet.
Chronology
- Source retrieved
- Sources re-read (software-assisted second check, not an outside audit)
- Checked by DataCenterData
- Date not established Next check: when MPSC order in U-22058, or a later utility filing that reports measured load
Corrections and history
No corrections or wording changes recorded for this claim.
Data and actions
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