No project in Pittsfield Charter Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Board of Pittsfield Charter Township votes on zoning. The Washtenaw County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Sansone 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.
Proposedabout 6 miles awayUniversity 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.
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 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.
Being builtabout 9 miles awayStargate data center campus ("The Barn"), Saline Township
Saline, Washtenaw County
250 acres Β· for OpenAI and Oracle
π Dec 18, 2025: MPSC approved DTE's power contracts with conditions, without a full contested case.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 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¦
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
Pittsfield Township trustees paused data center proposals for six months, though none were planned, because the zoning code did not cover them. In August 2026 the planning commission showed residents a draft data center zoning law.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield 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.