Microsoft Caledonia Data Center
Caledonia, Kent County, MI
Source: Primary source
Microsoft Caledonia Data Center is a proposed data center in Kent County, MI, operated by Microsoft Corporation.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Corporation
- This facilityMicrosoft Caledonia Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Meet the West Michigan residents fighting Microsoft and AI data centers - MLive.comMLive.com· Jun 17, 2026
- Why Microsoft’s latest West Michigan data center meeting erupted in protest - MLive.comMLive.com· Jun 10, 2026
- Hundreds of Lowell Township residents pushback on Microsoft data center - WWMTWWMT· Jun 9, 2026
- ‘We don’t want you!’ Lowell residents protest Microsoft’s data center plan - MLive.comMLive.com· Jun 9, 2026
- No decision reached after lengthy Lowell Township meeting on Microsoft data center proposal - FOX 17 West Michigan NewsFOX 17 West Michigan News· Jun 9, 2026
Data-center discussions in Kent County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Michigan reported $1.1M in Data Center / Colocation Sales and Use Tax Exemption (MCL 205.54ee / 205.94, pre-2025 program) for FY2023 (Michigan Department of Treasury, Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis (ORTA)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Dutton Elementary School in Caledonia, is 1.2 mi from this site (266 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.