No project in Ann Arbor Charter Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Board of Ann Arbor Charter Township votes on zoning. The Washtenaw County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
University of Michigan / Los Alamos computing center, Ypsilanti Township
Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County
144 acres Β· for University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory
π Aug 11, 2026: U-M confirmed the Textile Road site.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayProject Flex data center, Lyon Township
Lyon Township, Oakland County
172 acres
π Aug 13, 2026: Verrus sent revised final site plans.
Approved, not built yetabout 13 miles awayGoogle data center (Project Cannoli), Van Buren Township
Van Buren Township, Wayne County
282 acres Β· for Google
π Oct 2, 2026: State utility regulators (MPSC) voted 3-0 to approve DTE's 20-year power contracts with β¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles awaySansone Group data center on Toyota land, York Township
York Township, Washtenaw County
412 acres
π March 2026: Toyota was told Sansone Group was withdrawing from the land deal.
Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles awayThor Equities data center near Milan, Augusta Township
Augusta Township, Washtenaw County
500 acres
π Aug 4, 2026: Voters overturned the rezoning in a referendum, about 90% against.
Local votes and rules
π Other Β· Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County commissioners passed a resolution praising towns that paused data centers and urging others to do the same. They also backed a state bill to take back $100 million in state money for the University of Michigan and Los Alamos data center.
βΈοΈ Pause on new data centers
Ann Arbor Township passed a 12-month pause on data centers to study water and power use and its zoning powers.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Ann Arbor Charter Township. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Ann Arbor Charter Township: Village of Clinton (not available) or 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.