Michigan

Consent deal advances data center despite Saline Township, Michigan’s earlier rejection

Consent deal advances data center despite Saline Township, Michigan’s earlier rejection

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Residents packed Saline Township Hall to protest a Related digital data center, despite the township already voting against the rezoning....

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stargate’s Michigan site shows how AI’s GPU hunger is now reshaping utility capex, with a single 1.4 GW campus adding...

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Bay City’s commission unanimously approved a resolution to create zoning, land use, and operational standards for data centers after strong...

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

A 235-acre data center project near Grand Rapids is stalled after residents shut down the first planning commission meeting over...

Michigan opposition stalls billion‑dollar AI data center I’m watching closely

Michigan opposition stalls billion‑dollar AI data center I’m watching closely

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

A $1 billion, 237-acre data center project in Lowell Township is on indefinite hold after public backlash and a packed...

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Henrietta Township in Michigan is pre-writing a data center ordinance before any AI or cloud developers show up, signaling that...

Michigan Regulators approve conditional fast-track power deal for massive AI data center

Michigan Regulators approve conditional fast-track power deal for massive AI data center

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

Michigan regulators just greenlit fast-track power contracts for an OpenAI/Oracle-linked data center that will pull 1.4 GW, forcing DTE to...

Saline, Michigan zoning gaps leave little choice on OpenAI data center

Saline, Michigan zoning gaps leave little choice on OpenAI data center

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

OpenAI and Oracle are moving ahead with a 2.2M-square-foot hyperscale data center in rural Saline Township after officials settled a...

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Michigan just greenlit fast-tracked power contracts for a massive OpenAI/Oracle-backed data center near Ann Arbor, skipping a full contested case...

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan is suddenly facing a backlash against the very data center tax breaks it passed last session, as lawmakers move...

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