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Google data center (Project Cannoli), Van Buren Township

Also called: Project Cannoli

Google plans a 1-gigawatt data center on 282 acres in Van Buren Township near Detroit Metro Airport. DTE would serve it with new solar and batteries. Google must pay for at least 80% of its contracted power. Planet Detroit reported it could use 2 to 3.6 million gallons of water a day.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 7, 2026

Where things stand: Planning commission gave early site plan approval in Feb. 2026 and state regulators approved the power contracts on Oct. 2, 2026. Final site plan vote expected Oct. 14.

🕒 Latest update (Oct 2, 2026): State utility regulators (MPSC) voted 3-0 to approve DTE's 20-year power contracts with Google, with conditions.

🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 14, 2026
Van Buren Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.

What we know

  • 📍 WhereNorth of I-94 between Haggerty Road and I-275, Van Buren Township, Wayne County
  • 🏢 CompanyPanattoni Development
  • 👤 Built forGoogle
  • 🌳 Size282 acres
  • ⚡ Power it needs1,000 megawatts (about as much as 800,000 homes)
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromDTE Energy, with up to 1,600 MW of new solar and 480 MW of batteries under the contract
  • 💸 Tax breaksTax exemption worth over $125 million, approved by the Wayne County Commission.

❓ Still unanswered

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  • How much water will the data center use per day, and where will it come from? 🙋 I'll find out
  • Did the township sign a development agreement with Google, and what does it say? 🙋 I'll find out

What happened so far

  • Feb 2026
    Township planning commission gave preliminary site plan approval.
  • March 18, 2026
    DTE filed the power contracts with state regulators as a full contested case.
  • Oct 2, 2026
    State utility regulators (MPSC) voted 3-0 to approve DTE's 20-year power contracts with Google, with conditions.

Local votes and rules

🤝 Agreement with the company

The Wayne County Commission voted 13-0 to override County Executive Warren Evans's Sept. 25 veto of tax breaks for the Google data center in Van Buren Township.

Oct 1, 2026

✅ Approved

Van Buren Township's board voted 5-2 to approve 'Project Cannoli', a 1-gigawatt Google data center on 230 acres north of I-94 between Haggerty Road and I-275, despite residents' objections.

Feb 11, 2026
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Where this comes from

  1. Google, DTE plan 1 gigawatt Michigan data center, eye Van Buren Township site · Planet Detroit · March 17, 2026
  2. Michigan regulators OK DTE contracts for Google data center · Michigan Public · Oct 2, 2026

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