1 data center project in Southfield City
Who decides here: the City Council of Southfield City votes on zoning. The Oakland County may review big projects too.
In Southfield City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposed data center on city land, Shoemaker Street, Detroit
Detroit, Wayne County
🕒 March 2026: City council voted 6-2 to ask the mayor for a two-year pause on data center permits.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 14 miles awayWixom Industrial One data center, South Wixom Road
Wixom, Oakland County
54 acres
🕒 Aug 7, 2026: Wixom Industrial One sued the city in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Proposedabout 14 miles awayOakland University campus data center
Oakland County
for Oakland University
🕒 June 2026: Board of trustees voted to move the project into a due diligence phase.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Southfield City Council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan for Metrobloks' 100-megawatt data center on about 12 acres near Inkster Road, between 11 Mile Road and I-696.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Southfield City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
DTE Electric Company (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Michigan.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Who will use the data center?
- Has construction started?
- Why did one presentation list $500 million and another $1.5 billion?