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No project in Springfield Charter Township, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Township Board of Springfield Charter Township votes on zoning. The Oakland County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 8 miles away

Oakland 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

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Springfield Township trustees passed a 180-day pause on data center plans after a consultant said the township was unprepared. It came days before officials met a developer interested in an 84-acre site.

Dec 2025Source

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

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⚡ 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.