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SUMMARY:Artificial Impact (AI): How the Rapid Development of Hyperscale Data Centers Impacts Michigan Communities (Hybrid) - Earth Day 2026 Event
DESCRIPTION:Doug Bessette\, an Associate Professor for Energy Systems in 
 the Department of Community Sustainability\, will discuss the current and 
 potential impacts of continued investment in and development of hyperscale 
 data centers in Michigan. Building on nearly a decade of research at MSU 
 examining the impacts of other large-scale energy infrastructure in 
 Michigan\, particularly wind and solar farms\, Doug will discuss how the 
 current policy environment encourages data-center development\, how recent 
 data-center proposals in central and southeastern Michigan have ignited 
 controversy\, and the potential environmental\, energy and social impacts 
 of both data centers and continued investment in and adoption of artificial 
 intelligence.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. No registration is required 
 in-person participation. Please come to the Digital Scholarship Lab located 
 on the second floor of the west wing of the MSU Main Library.\n\nTo 
 participate online\, please register via Zoom. \n\nThis event is being 
 organized by the Library Environmental Committee for Earth Day and is being 
 offered in tandem with How Green is Your Chat? Assessing the Environmental 
 Impacts of AI.
LOCATION:DSL Flex Space (Main Library\, 2 West)
ORGANIZER;CN="Justin Wadland":MAILTO:wadlandj@msu.edu
CATEGORIES:Digital Humanities, Digital Scholarship, Online & In-person
CONTACT;CN="Justin Wadland":MAILTO:wadlandj@msu.edu
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URL:https://bookings.lib.msu.edu/calendar/events/mi-data-centers
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