No project in Freedom Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Board of Freedom Township votes on zoning. The Washtenaw County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Stargate data center campus ("The Barn"), Saline Township
Saline, Washtenaw County
250 acres · for OpenAI and Oracle
🕒 Dec 18, 2025: MPSC approved DTE's power contracts with conditions, without a full contested case.
Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles awaySansone Group data center on Toyota land, York Township
York Township, Washtenaw County
412 acres
🕒 March 2026: Toyota was told Sansone Group was withdrawing from the land deal.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · 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.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Freedom Township passed a one-year pause on data center proposals while it writes local rules.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Freedom 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 Freedom Township: Village of Clinton (not available) or DTE Electric Company (company) 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.