Data-center buildout in Michigan, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Michigan, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 80 stories

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Sep 10 Data center draft ordinance introduced by Lake Twp. planning commission
Huron Daily Tribune ($)
Lake Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Sep 10 Michigan will OK data center tax breaks while keeping companies that benefit secret
MLive.com ($)
us/mi
Sep 9 Debate over statewide data center moratorium heats up
Yahoo
More coverage: freep.com
us/mi
Sep 9 Ionia City Council explores data centers at September meeting
WZZM13.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WZZM13.com
us/mi/ionia/city/ionia
Sep 9 Van Buren Township officials to consider final site plan for Google data center
The Detroit News ($)
More coverage: The Detroit News
us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
us/mi/wayne
Sep 6 Michigan neighbors unite to protest 2 AI data centers they say threaten water, way of life
MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
Sep 6 Ypsilanti City Council continues data center moratorium discussion
The Eastern Echo
More coverage: C & G Newspapers
us/mi/washtenaw/city/ypsilanti
us/mi/macomb/city/warren
Sep 5 Kalamazoo works to add data center moratorium to zoning code amid rapid growth of AI technology
FOX 17 West Michigan Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WKZO · mlive.com · IndiaWest · Hoodline
us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
us/mi/wayne/city/dearborn
Sep 4 Garfield Township plans on spending a year deciding how to regulate data centers
9and10News.com
Garfield Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Sep 4 Lakeshore town leans on current rules to keep out data centers
MLive.com ($)
us/mi/ottawa/city/ferrysburg
Sep 4 Jim Zefran addresses Clinton Township Planning Commission
Tri-County Independent
Clinton Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Sep 4 Data center protesters to gather Saturday at Ypsilanti, Van Buren Township line
MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: themetrodetroitnews.com
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
us/mi/wayne/ctwp/van-buren
us/mi/washtenaw/city/ypsilanti
Sep 4 In Mason, both Barrett and Lawrence campaign on data centers
wlns.com
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
us/mi/ingham
Sep 3 Woman’s 2nd try at recall petition over rezoning linked to data center is rejected
MLive.com ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/augusta
us/mi/washtenaw
Sep 3 New recall effort launched against Mason Mayor Russell Whipple
Lansing State Journal
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
us/mi/ingham
Sep 3 Lancaster seeks more control over data centers
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
More coverage: Politico
us/pa/lancaster/city/lancaster
us/pa
Sep 3 CT's data center tax breaks have one taker. They're now a campaign fight
CT Insider ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: wowo.com · News12 | Connecticut
State of Connecticut
Town of Windsor
us/ct
us/ct/town/windsor
us/mi
Sep 3 'We will fight to our very last breath': Michigan township uses 6-month power moratorium to stall U-M, Los Alamos data center
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
Sep 3 Vote delayed involving Wayne County data center
Yahoo
Clinton Township, MI (named in coverage)
Wayne County, MI (named in coverage)
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Sep 2 Data center opponents rally outside Dorr Twp seminar
Wilcox Newspapers
us/mi/allegan/twp/dorr
Sep 2 Data center workshop to examine potential health concerns in St. Clair County
Times Herald ($)
us/mi/st-clair
Sep 2 Middlesex Twp. Supervisors to vote on data center plan tonight
ABC27
Middlesex Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Sep 2 Planning commission discusses data center moratorium -
The Alpena News
us/mi/alpena
Sep 1 Ypsilanti City Council set to address potential moratorium on data centers
WEMU
More coverage: The Sun Times News
us/mi/washtenaw/city/ypsilanti
Aug 31 Project Flex Developer to Go Back Before Lyon Township Planners in September
WHMI
Lyon Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Aug 31 OpenAI data center project south of Ann Arbor hits 1 million work hours
MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Michigan Daily
us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
Aug 31 Trump targets data center opposition ahead of Vance's Michigan speech
The Detroit News ($)
us/mi
Aug 30 Wixom moves forward with data center restrictions as lawsuit looms
The Detroit News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: yahoo.com
us/mi/oakland/city/wixom
Aug 29 Ellington Township Approves Data Center Moratorium
tuscolatoday.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Holland Sentinel · FOX 17 West Michigan News
us/mi/tuscola/twp/ellington
us/mi/ottawa/ctwp/zeeland
Aug 29 Local committee delivers Data Center impact study
thecitizenonline.com
us/mi/oakland/twp/groveland
Aug 28 NEW REPORT: “Mike Rogers Loved Data Centers Until Voters Didn’t” [Detroit Metro Times]
Michigan Democratic Party
us/mi
Aug 28 Michigan clerk rejects recall petitions in fight over 500-acre data center rezoning
Yahoo
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/augusta
Aug 28 Weekly Data Center Watch: Saline Project Advances Amid New Rules and Political Pressure
The Sun Times News
us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/augusta
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/pittsfield
Aug 27 Two more Metro Detroit communities move to amend data center zoning
The Detroit News ($)
More coverage: Planet Detroit
us/mi/wayne/city/dearborn
us/mi/wayne/city/livonia
us/mi/wayne/city/detroit
Aug 26 Woman trying again to recall 7 officials over data center rezoning vote near Ann Arbor
MLive.com ($)
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/augusta
Aug 26 Engineer grilled at hearing on data center proposed in Wayne County
Tri-County Independent ($)
More coverage: Tri-County Independent
us/mi/wayne
Aug 26 Michigan's Tom Barrett recasts himself as a data center critic, rivals call out his previous votes
The Cool Down
us/mi
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
Aug 26 Garfield Township Issues Moratorium on Data Centers
The Tickeralso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: traverseticker.com · MLive.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Garfield Township, MI (named in coverage)
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us/mi/grand-traverse
Aug 26 Garfield Township enacts data center moratorium to buy time for research on restrictions
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets
us/mi/missaukee
Aug 25 Michigan legislators consider a variety of proposals, many bad, on data centers
Mackinac Centeralso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Environment+Energy Leader · Big Rapids Pioneer
us/mi
Aug 24 Wixom council considers early ending for data-center moratorium
MLive.com ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/mi/oakland/city/wixom
Aug 24 Ypsilanti Township eyes moratorium on power transmission to slow U-M data center
The Manchester Mirror
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
Aug 24 Marion Township to consider permit for 'agricultural education center'
Livingston Daily ($)
Marion Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Aug 24 What a tiny village can teach Michigan about data centers | Opinion
The Holland Sentinel
us/mi/mecosta/village/morley
Aug 23 Mike Rogers calls for 1-year data center moratorium
AOL.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: MLive.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · WZZM13.com
Solon Township, MI (named in coverage)
us/mi
us/mi/kent
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Aug 23 EXPLAINER: Is it a data center? How GenH’s Morley Dam concept would work
Big Rapids Pioneer ($)
us/mi/mecosta/village/morley
Aug 22 New Buffalo Township board denies permit for Kluver Road site
The Herald Palladium
us/mi/berrien/twp/new-buffalo
Aug 22 Michigan Republican Rogers backs temporary ban on data center construction
KDNL
More coverage: WGHN
us/mi
Aug 22 Data center developer accuses Gibraltar city officials of unlawfully imposing 1-year moratorium
CBS Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Data Center Dynamics · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/mi/wayne/city/gibraltar
Aug 18 2 Cos. Claim Mich. City's Data Center Moratorium Is Unlawful
Law360 ($)
us/mi/wayne/city/gibraltar
Aug 18 Mason sets town hall for data center proposal as new details emerge
Lansing State Journal
More coverage: Lansing State Journal
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
us/mi/ingham
Aug 18 Oracle drops Wisconsin data center utility lawsuit
Wisconsin Law Journal ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Vermont Community Newspaper Group
us/wi
Aug 18 What’s inside proposed data center ordinance for Bay City
mlive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/mi/bay/city/bay-city
Aug 18 Coldwater city officials hold informational meeting on data centers
wtvbam.com
More coverage: Coldwater Daily Reporter
us/mi/branch/city/coldwater
Aug 17 Residents speak out against data center at Mason City Council meeting
WLNS 6 Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WILX · yahoo.com
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
us/mi/ingham/twp/vevay
Aug 17 Ypsilanti Township eyes moratorium on power transmission to slow U-M data center
bridgemi.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
Aug 17 Kalamazoo city leaders to consider data center moratorium at next meeting
AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WNWN-FM · WKZO · wzzm13.com · wzzm13.com · +3 more
us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Aug 15 ‘We don’t even know who signed the contracts’: AG Nessel challenges Michigan’s secret data center deal
thelivingstonpost.com
us/mi
us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
Aug 14 Manistee Township joins neighboring townships in pausing data centers
Manistee News Advocate ($)
us/mi/manistee/twp/manistee
Aug 14 Marshall police issue warning following alleged threats against city council members
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: wwmtarc
us/mi/calhoun/city/marshall
Aug 14 In bid to stop Saline Data Center tax break, an attorney argues the township skipped crucial steps
Michigan Advancealso carried by 2 other outlets
Saline Township, MI (named in coverage)
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Aug 14 Data center-related threats made against local authorities in Marshall, Michigan
Data Center Dynamics
us/mi/calhoun/city/marshall
Aug 14 Monday joint meeting to explore data center impacts and oversight
Coldwater Daily Reporteralso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: AOL.com
us/mi/branch/city/coldwater
us/mi/branch/twp/girard
us/mi
Aug 14 As data center issues persist, Detroit area towns look to strengthen rules
The Detroit News ($)
Lyon Township, MI (named in coverage)
Metro Detroit, MI (named in coverage)
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Aug 14 Lyon Twp. residents respond to proposed data center
The Detroit News ($)
Oakland County, MI
us/mi/oakland
Aug 14 'Credible' threats over data center dispute made against Marshall City Council
wwmt.com
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/mi/calhoun/city/marshall
Aug 13 Data centers are opening salvo in Lawrence, Barrett congressional fight
The Detroit News ($)
us/mi/ingham/city/mason
us/mi/ingham
Aug 13 Clerk denies recall effort targeting entire township board southeast of Ann Arbor
MLive.com ($)
More coverage: MLive.com
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/augusta
Aug 13 Saline Township Moves Farmland Preservation Program Forward
The Sun Times News
us/mi/washtenaw/twp/saline
Aug 12 University of Michigan chooses site for controversial "computing center" near Ypsilanti
michiganpublic.org
More coverage: The Oakland Press
us/mi/washtenaw/ctwp/ypsilanti
Aug 12 Garfield Township planners take up data center moratorium findings
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WHMI
Garfield Township, MI (named in coverage)
Washtenaw County, MI (named in coverage)
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us/mi/livingston/twp/genoa
Aug 12 A Michigan town is fighting back against data centers — residents say it’s giving them hope
MLive.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/mi/oakland/city/wixom
Aug 12 Wixom city council takes steps to regulate data centers as 6-month moratorium nears end
WXYZ Channel 7also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: WHMI · The Herald Palladium · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · MLive.com
us/mi/oakland/city/wixom
us/mi/cass/city/dowagiac
Aug 12 East Lansing City Council votes to extend the data center moratorium
WILXalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: WKAR
us/mi/ingham/city/east-lansing
Aug 11 Kalamazoo city commissioners to vote on data center moratorium
wwmtarcalso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: myupnow.com · myupnow.com
us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
us/mi/marquette/city/negaunee
Aug 11 Lowell Township Drafting Data Center Ordinance
Spectrum News NY1
More coverage: Spectrum News
us/mi/kent/ctwp/lowell
Aug 11 Data-center developer sues Oakland County city
MLive.com ($)
us/mi/oakland/city/wixom
Aug 11 Rochester Hills extends data center moratorium
The Detroit News ($)
More coverage: MLive.com · eastlansinginfo.news · AOL.com
us/mi/oakland/city/rochester-hills
us/mi/ingham/city/east-lansing
Aug 11 Kalamazoo City Commission weighs temporary pause on new data center projects
MLive.com ($)
us/mi/kalamazoo/city/kalamazoo
Aug 11 🤖 Detroit’s data centers to stay small
Outlier Media
More coverage: 94.7 WCSX
us/mi/wayne/city/detroit

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