Oracle and OpenAI data center, Saline Township
under construction CampusOperated by Related Digital
Reported by press coverage: How Michigan established a tax-free runway for Big Tech’s massive data centers - MLive.com
Measurements on record
No disclosed measurements on record yet.
Permitting path
No approvals on record yet for any of the 12 path steps.
The generic United States sequence: local land-use approval with environmental review where a statute requires it, then utility service, construction permits, and operational air permits. States with an authored profile override this.
| Date | Step | Authority | Instrument | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site control (deed or lease) | not yet requested | |||
| Environmental review applies where a federal action or a state review statute applies |
not yet requested | |||
| Land-use approval | not yet requested | |||
| Rezoning applies where the site's zoning does not already allow the use |
not yet requested | |||
| Natural gas service applies where the facility uses natural gas |
not yet requested | |||
| Utility interconnection | not yet requested | |||
| Wastewater service | not yet requested | |||
| Water service commitment | not yet requested | |||
| Building permit | not yet requested | |||
| Stormwater and grading applies where land disturbance passes permit thresholds |
not yet requested | |||
| Air permit for backup generators | not yet requested | |||
| Public agreements and incentives applies where negotiated with the host jurisdiction |
not yet requested | |||
| Go-live | not yet live |
Steps without a record are shown as not yet requested or not on record: absence of a record here is a records gap, not a finding about the facility. An authority shown for an empty step is the body that would issue it. Some authorities are shown before any record exists, from mapped utility service areas or, for sewer service, from municipal limits; these carry a marker naming the basis.
Site control comes first in every path: a proponent must hold a deed, lease, or purchase option on every parcel of the site before it can apply. Parcel and ownership records have not yet been pulled for this facility.
About this path and the law behind each step: the law on record for this jurisdiction
In the press
- Weekly Data Center Watch: Saline Township Reconsiders Oracle Tax Break - The Sun Times News
- Whitmer calls on data centers to sign pledge they won’t increase utility bills - MLive.com
- Whitmer pushes ‘pledge’ for data center developers amid backlash - Crain's Detroit
- Saline Township board approves Oracle tax abatement, cap it at original $4.8B project cost - Yahoo News Canada
- How Michigan established a tax-free runway for Big Tech’s massive data centers - MLive.com
- Leaders call Washtenaw County data center a game-changer; some neighbors aren’t convinced - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
- Resistance Meets Reaction , Pope , Pension Funds , Data Centers Edition
Location and sources
Saline Township, Michigan
Sources: ca.news.yahoo.com · thesuntimesnews.com · www.clickondetroit.com · www.crainsdetroit.com · www.mlive.com · www.mlive.com · www.nakedcapitalism.com
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