Michigan

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...

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan lawmakers are moving to repeal sales and use tax breaks for hyperscale data centers, directly targeting incentives that helped...

michigan Rezoning for data center delayed as community demands clearer utility impacts

michigan Rezoning for data center delayed as community demands clearer utility impacts

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Lowell Township just hit pause on a rezoning request tied to a proposed data center after intense local opposition. The...

Local resistance reshapes Michigan’s AI data center expansion plans

Melissa Palmer
December 17, 2025

Developers just walked away from a $1 billion Howell Township data center after months of community pushback, and the same...

AI data centers reshape Michigan as tax breaks spark contested buildout

AI data centers reshape Michigan as tax breaks spark contested buildout

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Michigan is emerging as a Midwest AI data center hotspot, with at least 16 sites in play across 10 counties,...

massive Southfield AI data center despite neighborhood concerns

massive Southfield AI data center despite neighborhood concerns

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Southfield just cleared a $1.5 billion, two‑story data center near I‑696, which is big money and a big regional footprint...