Projects, land, power, permitting and regulatory signals that changed this week.
Issue snapshotAug 24, 2026
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Michigan Data Center Hotlist! · Aug 24, 20265 signals changed this week
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Power signal · Ypsilanti Township · Washtenaw County
Township freezes major power infrastructure for six months
On August 18, Ypsilanti Township trustees unanimously imposed a six-month moratorium on major new electric-utility infrastructure, directly affecting the proposed U-M / Los Alamos research-computing facility near Textile and Bridge roads.
Why it matters
The proposed research-computing facilities would occupy a 144-acre site and begin around 50 MW, with a planned path toward 100 MW. Targeting the enabling electrical infrastructure directly challenges the project’s ability to proceed on schedule.
Genoa extends its moratorium while noise rules take shape
Genoa Township extended its data-center and cryptocurrency-mining moratorium for another six months while it completes an ambient-noise study and develops enforceable zoning restrictions.
Why it matters
The extension moves Genoa from a temporary pause toward a more durable regulatory framework, with noise limits emerging as the key rulemaking issue.
Regulatory · Pittsfield Township · Washtenaw County
September 9 hearing advances permanent data-center zoning
An official August 20 notice schedules a September 9 Board of Trustees public hearing on ZOA 26-236, which would define where data centers may locate and establish specific-use regulations.
Why it matters
Pittsfield’s current moratorium expires in November. This hearing is the next concrete step toward replacing the temporary pause with permanent zoning rules.
Watch next
September 9 hearing · ordinance revisions · Board vote · November moratorium deadline
The City of Saline is pressing EGLE for answers concerning the proposed wastewater-discharge permit associated with Related Digital’s Oracle / OpenAI campus.
Why it matters
Environmental scrutiny is expanding beyond electricity into wastewater handling and potential Saline River impacts, adding another permitting front for the project.
Watch next
EGLE permit decision · city correspondence · discharge limits · Saline River monitoring
Related Digital buys neighboring Rustic Glen Golf Club
Related Digital purchased Rustic Glen Golf Club next to the Stargate site. The company says the course will remain open, and no expansion onto the property has been announced.
Why it matters
The acquisition gives the developer control of another strategically located parcel immediately adjacent to the enormous campus and belongs in the project’s land-ownership history.
Watch next
Recorded deed · continued golf-course operations · site-plan changes · any expansion disclosure
