Clarification of state standards and local options for policymaking would be useful for local data center policies
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Regardless of whether you anticipate facing data center siting questions in your jurisdiction, what types of help or resources, if any, do you think would be useful for developing or implementing local policies regarding large-scale data centers? a. Clarification of state standards and local options for policymaking
| Statewide Total | |
|---|---|
| Not useful at all | 3% |
| Not very useful | 3% |
| Somewhat useful | 29% |
| Very useful | 52% |
| Don't know | 12% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not useful at all | 6% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Not very useful | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Somewhat useful | 34% | 28% | 32% | 27% | 29% |
| Very useful | 48% | 52% | 58% | 49% | 52% |
| Don't know | 8% | 12% | 6% | 20% | 12% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not useful at all | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Not very useful | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Somewhat useful | 26% | 28% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 29% |
| Very useful | 50% | 55% | 53% | 54% | 48% | 52% |
| Don't know | 18% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 12% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not useful at all | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Not very useful | 7% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Somewhat useful | 27% | 27% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 28% | 29% |
| Very useful | 47% | 53% | 52% | 49% | 53% | 57% | 52% |
| Don't know | 15% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 12% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't know | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not useful at all | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Not very useful | 3% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 3% |
| Somewhat useful | 26% | 33% | 35% | 30% | 12% | 29% |
| Very useful | 54% | 51% | 55% | 54% | 23% | 52% |
| Don't know | 13% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 61% | 12% |