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Every figure on this site traces back to a public record. Here's where each number comes from, how we count, what we don't yet know, and how to tell us we got something wrong.

Last reviewed · July 2026
Our one rule

The Live Map is our single source of truth. Every number on every page matches the map. When new sourced information arrives, we update the map first — then everything else follows. We never publish a figure we can't point to a source for.

The headline numbers
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The map ribbon shows these as statewide tracked totals. The pins on the map are an individually-sourced, growing sample — the plotted count is smaller than the statewide total on purpose. We say which is which.
How we get to "2.9 GW disclosed"

Only projects that have publicly named a power figure count toward disclosed load. Five of the roughly twenty tracked projects have done so; the rest haven't said.

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Published headline figure 2.9 GW Summed disclosed nameplate load we cite site-wide.
NOTE · This is the summed disclosed nameplate load across the five projects that named a figure; we keep it consistent across the site. 1,400 MW ≈ ~1.1M Michigan homes; 2.9 GW ≈ ~2.3M homes (÷ ~1.25 kW avg household load, EIA Michigan residential, 2023).
Live sources we link (and never scrape)

Our "Michigan Grid Today" snapshot is illustrative — modeled on annual averages, not a live feed. For real-time numbers, go straight to the primary sources:

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Where each part of the site gets its facts
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Our standards
  • We represent supporters and opponents fairly, and we label who's making each claim.
  • We date everything that moves — these figures change weekly.
  • When a number is disputed, we say so instead of picking a side.
  • Nothing here is legal or investment advice.
See a mistake?

Corrections make the data better. If a figure looks off, a project moved, or a pause was lifted, tell us and we'll check the record.

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