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Senior Associate Attorney

A large, graded, dirt construction site with machinery, vehicles and some buildings under construction, with flat farmland and trees visible in the distance.
August 11, 2026

Michigan’s Public Service Commission Grapples with AI Data Center Load

By Helen Li & Jacob Elkin & Shannon Fisk  /  Clean Energy Program

A series of PSC proceedings may determine whether Michigan residents foot the bill for AI data centers.

The Greenidge Generating Station on the west shore of Seneca Lake, near Dresden, New York.
February 21, 2025

How much do we subsidize cryptocurrency mining’s electricity use? No one knows.

By Jacob Elkin & Mandy DeRoche  /  Clean Energy Program

Crypto mines have raised electricity rates for households while receiving big discounts and subsidies.

People walk down a large hallways filled with conduit and racks on either side.
February 4, 2025

New Report Examines Electricity Contracts for Data Centers and other Mega-load or Large-load Facilities

By Jacob Elkin & Mandy DeRoche  /  Clean Energy Program

How electricity tariffs can protect households and small businesses from data centers and crypto mines’ enormous energy demands