Michigan datacenter infrastructure

Michigan hosts 15 documented datacenter projects representing $11.4B in disclosed investment and 717 MW of power capacity. The state has emerged as a hub for AI/ML infrastructure, attracting hyperscaler investment. Multiple hyperscale operators have established presence in the state.

key statistics

Total Projects	15
Total Investment	$11.4B
Total Power Capacity	717 MW
Total Square Footage	4,077,000 sq ft
Major Projects (>$1B or >500MW)	4

project status breakdown

Status	Projects	Percentage
Announced	3	20.0%
Expansion	3	20.0%
Operational	5	33.3%
Planned	3	20.0%
Canceled	1	6.7%

major projects

Top projects by investment and power capacity:

Project	Location	Investment	Power	Status
Related Digital Saline Township Campus	Saline Township, Washtenaw County	$7.0B+	N/A	Planned
University of Michigan & Los Alamos National Laboratory Data Center	Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County	$1.2B	N/A	Announced
Howell Township Data Center Campus	Howell Township, Livingston County	$1.0B	N/A	Planned
Form8tion Augusta Township Data Center	Augusta Township, Washtenaw County	$1.0B	N/A	Announced

regional distribution

Region	Projects	Percentage
Metro Detroit	5	33.3%
Southeast Michigan	4	26.7%
West Michigan	2	13.3%
Southwest Michigan	1	6.7%
Mid-Michigan	2	13.3%
Northern Michigan	1	6.7%

key developers and operators

top sponsors

Sponsor	Projects
US Signal	2
Otava	2
University of Michigan	1
Los Alamos National Laboratory	1
Hyperscale Data, Inc.	1
Switch Communications Group LLC	1
Microsoft Corporation	1
123NET, Inc.	1
Igneo Infrastructure Partners	1
Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc.	1

top operators

Operator	Projects
US Signal	2
Otava	2
University of Michigan	1
Hyperscale Data, Inc.	1
Switch Communications Group LLC	1
123NET, Inc.	1
365 Data Centers	1

project types

Purpose	Count
ai-ml	7
cloud	3
colocation	8
edge	1
enterprise	5
hyperscale	8
research	1

complete project listing

All 15 documented projects in Michigan:

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Project	Location	Status	Investment	Power	Sponsors
University of Michigan & Los Alamos National Laboratory Data Center	Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County	Announced	$1.2B	N/A	University of Michigan, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Howell Township Data Center Campus	Howell Township, Livingston County	Planned	$1.0B	N/A	Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc., Randee LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc.
Form8tion Augusta Township Data Center	Augusta Township, Washtenaw County	Announced	$1.0B	N/A	Thor Equities, Form8tion, JDS Equities II LLC
Switch SUPERNAP Grand Rapids Campus	Grand Rapids, Kent County	Expansion	$900M	320 MW	Switch Communications Group LLC
US Signal Detroit Metro Expansion	Belleville, Wayne County	Expansion	$200M	3 MW	US Signal, Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Microsoft Gaines Township Site	Gaines Township, Kent County	Planned	$45M	N/A	Microsoft Corporation
Hyperscale Data Michigan Campus	Dowagiac, Cass County	Expansion	N/A	340 MW	Hyperscale Data, Inc.
123NET Southfield DC1 Expansion	Southfield, Oakland County	Operational	N/A	20 MW	123NET, Inc.
US Signal Detroit North (Auburn Hills)	Auburn Hills, Oakland County	Operational	N/A	8 MW	US Signal
Otava Metro Detroit Data Center	Westland, Wayne County	Operational	N/A	1 MW	Otava
365 Data Centers Detroit (DT1)	Southfield, Oakland County	Operational	N/A	0 MW	365 Data Centers
Related Digital Saline Township Campus	Saline Township, Washtenaw County	Planned	$7.0B+	N/A	Related Companies, Related Digital, Oracle, OpenAI
Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center	Flint, Genesee County	Operational	N/A	N/A	Otava
Deep Green Lansing DG06 Data Center	Lansing, Ingham County	Announced	$120M+	24 MW	Deep Green, Lansing Board of Water & Light
Kalkaska County Hyperscale Data Center (Rocklocker)	Coldsprings Township, Kalkaska County	Canceled	N/A	N/A	Rocklocker, Kalkaska Go

data current as of November 2025

michigan datacenter infrastructure