No project in Hartford Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Board of Hartford Township votes on zoning. The Van Buren County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposedabout 12 miles away
Proposed AI data center on Yore Avenue, Benton Township
Benton Township, Berrien County
280 acres
🕒 April 2024: An unnamed company's plan for an AI data center on 280 acres was made public.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Built & runningabout 13 miles awayHyperscale Data (Alliance Cloud Services) data center, Dowagiac
Dowagiac, Cass County
83 acres · for Hyperscale Data and its customers
🕒 June 26, 2026: Company said it finished buying 48.5 more acres.
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hartford Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Hartford Township: Midwest Energy Cooperative (co-op (owned by its members)) or Consumers Energy Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Michigan.