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Judge upholds $383M verdict against Toshiba over faulty hydro plant overhaul

Co-owner of Ludington plant and plaintiff

A federal judge upheld a $383 million jury verdict against Toshiba America Energy Systems over a failed overhaul of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant. The Michigan hydro station, co-owned by Consumers Energy and DTE Electric, supplies 10% of each utility's generating capacity.

Updated Oct 26

Michigan regulators approve DTE-Google power deal for 1 GW data center

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Utility party to the approved contracts

Michigan regulators approved a 20-year power contract between DTE Electric and Google for a 1-gigawatt data center, a load about the size of a large power plant. The October 1 decision clears the largest regulatory hurdle for Project Cannoli, a planned 1.5-million-square-foot campus in Van Buren Township near Interstate 94.

Updated Oct 4