Approved, not built yet
Metrobloks data center, Southfield
Metrobloks plans a two-story, 100-megawatt data center on about 12 acres on Inkster Road. City council approved it 5-2 over residents' concerns about power use and electric rates. The company says it will use a closed-loop cooling system.
Where things stand: City council approved the site plan 5-2 in December 2025.
🕒 Latest update (Dec 15, 2025): City council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan.
What we know
- 📍 WhereEast side of Inkster Road between 11 Mile Road and I-696, Southfield, Oakland County
- 🏢 CompanyMetrobloks
- 🌳 Size12 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs100 megawatts (about as much as 80,000 homes)
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling
- 💵 Cost$1.5 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised35
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Who will use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
- Why did one presentation list $500 million and another $1.5 billion? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 15, 2025City council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Southfield City Council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan for Metrobloks' 100-megawatt data center on about 12 acres near Inkster Road, between 11 Mile Road and I-696.
Dec 15, 2025
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Southfield City Council greenlights divisive data center plan: 'Too many unknowns' · Planet Detroit · Dec 16, 2025
- How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted. · Gander Newsroom · March 2, 2026
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