Data-center buildout in Michigan, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 11	The Detroit News ($)	Jocelyn Benson vows impartiality on Saline data center | Insider↗ The Detroit News ($) Siting	Saline Township, MI Michigan	us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi
Oct 9	The Sun Times News	Saline Township Data Center Draws Attention in Michigan Election Debates↗ The Sun Times News Siting	Saline Township, MI Michigan	us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi
Oct 8	The Herald Palladium	Niles Township sets one-year data center moratorium↗ The Herald Palladiumalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WNDU Siting−, Denied or halted	Niles Township, MI	us/mi/berrien/twp/niles
Oct 8	MLive.com ($)	Egelston Township moves to regulate data centers↗ MLive.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Egelston Township, MI Muskegon County, MI	us/mi/muskegon/twp/egelston us/mi/muskegon
Oct 7	The Detroit News ($)	DTE hints at new data center development, stirs fight on energy sources↗ The Detroit News ($) Water+, Approved or advancing	Michigan Charter Township of Van Buren, MI Saline Township, MI	us/mi us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
Oct 6	Coldwater Daily Reporter ($)	Coldwater data center ordinance planned for November review↗ Coldwater Daily Reporter ($) Siting	City of Coldwater, MI	us/mi/branch/city/coldwater
Oct 6	Planet Detroit	Detroit council member seeks 18-month pause on data center permits: 'There are no protections in place'↗ Planet Detroit Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Detroit, MI	us/mi/wayne/city/detroit
Oct 6	SILive.com	Secrecy leaves small towns to take heat for data centers: ‘Not what we signed up for’↗ SILive.comalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: MassLive.com SitingSubsidies	Macomb County, MI	us/mi/macomb
Oct 6	WWMT	Leaders weigh temporary moratorium as they develop proactive Schoolcraft data center rules↗ WWMTalso carried by 3 other outlets Siting−, Denied or halted	Schoolcraft Township, MI (named in coverage)	—
Oct 5	WKZO	Kalamazoo city commission to hold final vote on data center moratorium tonight↗ WKZO Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Kalamazoo, MI	us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Oct 5	Yahoo	Michigan Data Centers: The Weekly Download↗ Yahoo Siting+, Approved or advancing	Michigan City of Saginaw, MI Wayne County, MI	us/mi us/mi/saginaw/city/saginaw us/mi/wayne
Oct 3	Michigan Public	Governor’s race hits Saline Township, site of massive data center project↗ Michigan Public Siting	Saline Township, MI Michigan	us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi
Oct 2	Planet Detroit	‘What environmental racism looks like’: Protest targets University of Michigan computing center↗ Planet Detroit Siting−, Denied or halted	Charter Township of Ypsilanti, MI Michigan	us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti us/mi
Oct 2	C&G Newspapers	Madison Heights seeks safeguards against data centers↗ C&G Newspapers More coverage: WTVB Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Madison Heights, MI City of Coldwater, MI	us/mi/oakland/city/madison-heights us/mi/branch/city/coldwater
Oct 2	Big Rapids Pioneer ($)	Michigan bills would set zoning rules for data centers↗ Big Rapids Pioneer ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Huron Daily Tribune WaterSiting	Michigan	us/mi
Oct 1	East Lansing Info	East Lansing Plans ‘Data Week’ Ahead of Proposed Data Center Regulations↗ East Lansing Info Siting	City of East Lansing, MI	us/mi/ingham/city/east-lansing
Oct 1	Belleville News-Democrat	Regulators OK DTE power supply deals for Van Buren Township data center↗ Belleville News-Democratalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Detroit News Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Michigan Charter Township of Van Buren, MI Wayne County, MI	us/mi us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren us/mi/wayne
Oct 1	MLive.com ($)	DTE gets green light to power massive Google data center↗ MLive.com ($) More coverage: WILX · Michigan Public Siting+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	Michigan Charter Township of Van Buren, MI Wayne County, MI	us/mi us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren us/mi/wayne
Oct 1	WCMU Public Media	Rogers and El-Sayed disagree on many issues, except data center moratoriums↗ WCMU Public Media Siting−, Denied or halted	Michigan	us/mi
Oct 1	WZZM13.com	Residents in Lowell Township report stolen anti-data center signs amid recall efforts↗ WZZM13.com Siting	Charter Township of Lowell, MI	us/mi/kent/ctwp/lowell
Sep 30	The Detroit News ($)	Wayne County Commission to revisit Van Buren Township data center tax breaks after veto↗ The Detroit News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: aol.com · The Detroit News · Yahoo Water+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	Wayne County, MI Charter Township of Van Buren, MI	us/mi/wayne us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
Sep 30	Times Herald ($)	Rumors of a data center in East China Township, Mi lead to backlash↗ Times Herald ($) Siting	East China Township, MI	us/mi/st-clair/twp/east-china
Sep 30	thenewsherald.com ($)	Gibraltar moving forward on data center ordinance as lawsuit pending↗ thenewsherald.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Morning Sun Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Gibraltar, MI	us/mi/wayne/city/gibraltar
Sep 30	1070 WKOK	Public Hearing on Data Center Ordinance in East Buffalo Township |↗ 1070 WKOKalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	East Buffalo Township, MI (named in coverage)	—
Sep 29	WNEM	🔴LIVE WNEM Morning Extra: Saginaw council approves new data center regulations↗ WNEMalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Saginaw, MI	us/mi/saginaw/city/saginaw
Sep 28	MLive.com ($)	Wayne County executive vetoes $125M tax break for Google data center↗ MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Crain's Detroit Business · FOX 2 Detroit · CBS News · WXYZ 7 News Detroit · +2 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Wayne County, MI Charter Township of Van Buren, MI	us/mi/wayne us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
Sep 28	The Eastern Echo	Ypsilanti officials consider data center ordinance proposal↗ The Eastern Echo Siting	City of Ypsilanti, MI	us/mi/washtenaw/city/ypsilanti
Sep 27	Macomb Daily ($)	Data-center debate reaches Macomb County commissioners↗ Macomb Daily ($) Water	Macomb County, MI	us/mi/macomb
Sep 26	lansingstatejournal.com	Mason mayor clarifies comments about data center proposal in city↗ lansingstatejournal.com Siting	City of Mason, MI Vevay Township, MI	us/mi/ingham/city/mason us/mi/ingham/twp/vevay
Sep 25	The Detroit News ($)	Wayne Co. exec vetoes Van Buren Twp.'s $125M data center tax break↗ The Detroit News ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Wayne County, MI Charter Township of Van Buren, MI	us/mi/wayne us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
Sep 25	WXYZ 7 News Detroit	Pontiac's data center moratorium expires in January, and the city is racing to set rules↗ WXYZ 7 News Detroitalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Pontiac, MI	us/mi/oakland/city/pontiac
Sep 25	MLive.com ($)	Data centers face new rules in Saginaw as council prepares Monday vote↗ MLive.com ($) More coverage: Hoodline · MLive.com · WSGW 790 AM & 100.5 FM · WNEM · +2 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Saginaw, MI	us/mi/saginaw/city/saginaw
Sep 23	MLive.com ($)	Dearborn approves 6-month pause on new data centers amid AI boom↗ MLive.com ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Dearborn, MI	us/mi/wayne/city/dearborn
Sep 22	WLNS 6 News	Advocates protest data centers at Michigan Capitol, hold forum on impacts in East Lansing↗ WLNS 6 News Water−, Denied or halted	Michigan	us/mi
Sep 22	NowKalamazoo	9/22/26: Another data center pause↗ NowKalamazoo Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Kalamazoo, MI	us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Sep 21	law360.com ($)	Mich. City Says Data Center Moratorium Suit Is Premature↗ law360.com ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: law360.com · wkzo.com · Times Herald · WHMI · +2 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Michigan City of Gibraltar, MI City of Kalamazoo, MI	us/mi us/mi/wayne/city/gibraltar us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Sep 21	The Detroit News ($)	Hyperscale Data rep addresses Dowagiac leaders about data center future↗ The Detroit News ($) Siting	City of Dowagiac, MI	us/mi/cass/city/dowagiac
Sep 21	WKZO	Data center moratorium on Kalamazoo city commission agenda tonight↗ WKZO Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Kalamazoo, MI	us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Sep 21	The Detroit News ($)	Dowagiac citizens can't stand the noise from bitcoin mining data center↗ The Detroit News ($) Siting	City of Dowagiac, MI	us/mi/cass/city/dowagiac
Sep 19	MLive.com ($)	Michigan’s largest data center project near Saline is taking shape↗ MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Belleville News-Democrat Subsidies+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Saline Township, MI Michigan City of Dowagiac, MI	us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi us/mi/cass/city/dowagiac
Sep 18	Belleville News-Democrat	New recall language for Mason mayor approved by Elections Commission↗ Belleville News-Democrat Siting	City of Mason, MI Ingham County, MI	us/mi/ingham/city/mason us/mi/ingham
Sep 18	MLive.com ($)	Environmental groups urge end to secrecy surrounding data center tax breaks↗ MLive.com ($) Siting	Michigan	us/mi
Sep 17	MLive.com ($)	No set timeline in Ypsilanti to finish crafting rules for data centers↗ MLive.com ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Ypsilanti, MI	us/mi/washtenaw/city/ypsilanti
Sep 15	Lansing State Journal	Acrimony over data center spills out at town hall meeting in Mason↗ Lansing State Journalalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Mason, MI	us/mi/ingham/city/mason
Sep 15	Michigan Public	Mason working on zoning rewrite before potential data center project↗ Michigan Public Siting	City of Mason, MI	us/mi/ingham/city/mason
Sep 14	The Michigan Independent	Jocelyn Benson calls for statewide moratorium on new data center construction↗ The Michigan Independent Siting−, Denied or halted	Michigan	us/mi
Sep 14	WNEM	Saginaw Township board to discuss data center zoning Monday night↗ WNEM Siting	Charter Township of Saginaw, MI	us/mi/saginaw/ctwp/saginaw
Sep 14	michiganadvance.com	Michigan Data Centers: The Weekly Download↗ michiganadvance.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Michigan City of Dearborn, MI City of Warren, MI	us/mi us/mi/wayne/city/dearborn us/mi/macomb/city/warren
Sep 14	Audacy	Lyon Township board faces public backlash over hyperscale data center project↗ Audacy More coverage: The Oakland Press SitingWater	Lyon Township, MI (named in coverage)	—
Sep 14	The Oakland Press ($)	Oxford Township begins amending ordinances for data centers↗ The Oakland Press ($) More coverage: Hoodline Siting	Charter Township of Oxford, MI	us/mi/oakland/ctwp/oxford
Sep 14	Michigan Advance	Environmentalists push lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers↗ Michigan Advance More coverage: Planet Detroit · Route Fifty Siting−, Denied or halted	Michigan	us/mi
Sep 12	tuscolatoday.com	Wisner Twp. Extends Data Center Moratorium, Moves Ahead with Cemetery Fence Removal↗ tuscolatoday.com Water−, Denied or halted	Wisner Township, MI	us/mi/tuscola/twp/wisner
Sep 11	Tri-County Independent ($)	Linde data center rejected by Clinton supervisors as crowd cheers↗ Tri-County Independent ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Clinton Township, MI (named in coverage)	—
Sep 11	The Sun Times News	Weekly Data Center Watch: Ypsilanti Township Residents Challenge U-M↗ The Sun Times News More coverage: wdet.org Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Saline Township, MI Michigan Charter Township of Ypsilanti, MI	us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline us/mi us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti

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