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Saline Township, MI · Washtenaw County

Stargate Michigan — The Barn

A Stargate AI data center campus under construction on a 575-acre Saline Township site. OpenAI identifies the project as The Barn and describes a 1 GW campus.

MichiganFacility location
Power1 GW campus
Operator / developerRelated Digital / Oracle / OpenAI
Site / phase575 acres
UtilityDTE Electric; MPSC-approved contracts cover approximately 1.4 GW and are under appellate challenge

Project timeline

3 updates
Rezoning application submitted

Related Digital submitted its Saline Township application for the 575-acre site.

Stargate Michigan announced

OpenAI identified the Saline Township campus as part of Stargate.

Groundbreaking confirmed

OpenAI and its partners announced that construction had broken ground.

Hotlist signal history

4 reviewed changes
Aug 27, 2026 · powerStargate must shed load before ordinary DTE customers

On August 27, the MPSC approved modified DTE emergency procedures requiring the 1,383 MW Saline Township data center and other qualifying large-load customers to shed firm load before other customers when doing so would prevent broader firm load shedding.

Aug 24, 2026 · permittingWastewater scrutiny reaches the Stargate project

The City of Saline is pressing EGLE for answers concerning the proposed wastewater-discharge permit associated with Related Digital’s Oracle / OpenAI campus.

Aug 20, 2026 · landRelated 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.

Aug 23, 2026 · powerMichigan’s 1 GW Stargate build leads the watch

OpenAI identifies the Saline Township campus as a 1 GW Stargate site now under construction, making it the largest source-backed power commitment in the Atlas.

Data Center Atlas · Great Lakes data-center intelligence · Updated Sep 6, 2026