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Project Cannoli (Google)

Approved · Google's six-building, 1-gigawatt campus on industrial land near the Detroit airport, with utility contracts approved by state regulators and final local site plan approval in October 2026. Also known as: Project Cannoli.

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Status
Approved · as of Oct. 14, 2026
Location
Haggerty Road and I-94, west of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Van Buren Township · Wayne County
Status note
Planning Commission approved the final site plan 5-1; residents reported early site work under way since August 2026.
Power
1,000 MW
1 GW site; the separate 2.7 GW figure is Google's resource commitment with DTE, not site load (township FAQ).
Land
282 acres
Investment
Not stated in sources reviewed
Developer and team
Panattoni Development Co.
End user
Google
Utility
DTE Electric; 20-year primary supply agreement and clean capacity agreement approved by the MPSC (Case No. U-22058) after a contested case; Google pays for up to 1,600 MW of renewables and 480 MW of storage; service expected from December 2027
Water
Up to 3.6 million gallons a day from the Great Lakes Water Authority (reported); 13.55 acres of wetlands to be filled under an EGLE permit approved in August 2026
Incentives
Half-price local taxes for 12 years approved by the township and Wayne County, estimated at $125 million; the Wayne County Commission overrode County Executive Warren Evans' veto on Oct. 1, 2026. Google to pay the township $15.4 million for local infrastructure and guarantee at least 51 jobs (reported).
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 14, 2026 Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved the final site plan 5-1. (Bridge Michigan, Oct. 15, 2026)
  2. Oct. 1, 2026 MPSC approved the DTE-Google contracts with a 20-year term, 80% minimum billing and a termination payment of at least 15 years of minimum charges; the same day the Wayne County Commission overrode a veto of the tax break. (Michigan Public Service Commission, Oct. 1, 2026; Michigan Public (from Planet Detroit), Oct. 2, 2026)
  3. June 16, 2026 EGLE held a hearing on the wetland permit; the plan would fill 13.55 acres of wetlands, offset with mitigation credits. (Planet Detroit, June 17, 2026)
  4. March 17, 2026 Google identified itself as the end user and DTE announced a 20-year power deal, which DTE said it would file with the MPSC that day. (Bridge Michigan, March 17, 2026)
  5. Feb. 11, 2026 Panattoni presented the project to the township Planning Commission; township FAQ and meeting materials are posted on the township's project page. (Van Buren Charter Township, undated)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The site is already zoned industrial, so no rezoning was needed (township FAQ and reporting).
  • Water use estimates range from 2 million to 3.6 million gallons a day across sources.

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