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Data centers · Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County

2 projects on record · 2 moratorium or ban actions

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Projects in Wayne County
Project Cannoli (Google)Panattoni Development Co.1,000ApprovedOct. 14, 202650 MW+
Raeden data center at former McLouth Steel siteRaeden; Cal Realty100Paused by moratoriumMarch 9, 202650 MW+

Moratoriums and bans

  1. March 9, 2026 Gibraltar: Moratorium. One-year blanket moratorium on establishing or approving data centers; challenged in federal court by a developer. (Planet Detroit, March 11, 2026; Planet Detroit, Aug. 25, 2026)
  2. March 2026 Detroit: Council resolution. City Council urged the mayor to stop issuing new data center permits for two years; the mayor did not formally act but the administration informally paused permits, and a council member sought an 18-month ordinance in September 2026. (Planet Detroit (from BridgeDetroit), Oct. 6, 2026)

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 14, 2026 Project Cannoli (Google) · Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved the final site plan 5-1. (Bridge Michigan, Oct. 15, 2026)
  2. Oct. 1, 2026 Project Cannoli (Google) · 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. Aug. 2026 Raeden data center at former McLouth Steel site · Raeden and Cal Realty sued the city in federal court, arguing the moratorium targets an application filed before it. (Planet Detroit, Aug. 25, 2026)
  4. June 16, 2026 Project Cannoli (Google) · 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)
  5. March 17, 2026 Project Cannoli (Google) · 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)
  6. March 9, 2026 Raeden data center at former McLouth Steel site · Gibraltar City Council adopted a one-year blanket moratorium on data centers after Raeden filed a site plan. (Planet Detroit, March 11, 2026)
  7. March 9, 2026 Gibraltar: Moratorium · One-year blanket moratorium on establishing or approving data centers; challenged in federal court by a developer. (Planet Detroit, March 11, 2026; Planet Detroit, Aug. 25, 2026)
  8. March 2026 Detroit: Council resolution · City Council urged the mayor to stop issuing new data center permits for two years; the mayor did not formally act but the administration informally paused permits, and a council member sought an 18-month ordinance in September 2026. (Planet Detroit (from BridgeDetroit), Oct. 6, 2026)
  9. Feb. 11, 2026 Project Cannoli (Google) · 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)

Statewide

Through Public Acts 181 and 207 of 2024, which changed MCL 205.94cc (use tax) and MCL 205.54ee (sales tax), Michigan created a sales and use tax exemption on equipment for certified "enterprise data centers": at least $250 million invested, at least 30 new jobs paying 150% of the regional median wage, municipal water, and no local property tax break unless each affected local board approves it by resolution. The exemption runs from April 22, 2025, through 2050 (2065 on brownfield or former power-plant sites); the Michigan Strategic Fund certifies projects and may issue no new certificates after 2029. (Michigan Strategic Fund / Michigan Economic Development Corp., undated) The same acts extended the older "qualified data center" sales and use tax exemption, in place since 2016, through Dec. 31, 2050, after local development agencies certified 2,972 data center jobs created since 2016, above the 1,000-job condition in the law. (Michigan Strategic Fund, Dec. 12, 2025) Repeal and pause bills: in December 2025 Reps. Jim DeSana (R) and Dylan Wegela (D) announced a three-bill package to repeal the exemptions, and on Feb. 26, 2026, a bipartisan House group introduced bills to pause new enterprise data center approvals, including MPSC approvals, until April 1, 2027. Neither had become law as of the sources reviewed; the bill numbers are not yet checked. (Bridge Michigan, Dec. 16, 2025; WKAR, Feb. 27, 2026) Consumers Energy large-load tariff (MPSC Case No. U-21859, Nov. 6, 2025): customers of 100 MW or more (or 100 MW across sites of 20 MW or more with one owner) must sign contracts of at least 15 years, pay at least 80% of contracted demand, post collateral and pay an exit fee for leaving early. (Michigan Public Service Commission, Nov. 6, 2025) DTE Electric serves large customers under its D11 rate (standard five-year terms); in approving the Saline Township contracts (Case No. U-21990, Dec. 18, 2025) the MPSC ordered DTE to file a general large-load tariff within 90 days, to be decided in a contested case. The docket number of that tariff filing is not yet checked. (Michigan Public Service Commission, Dec. 18, 2025; Planet Detroit, Dec. 18, 2025) Michigan data centers →