Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center
Lowell, Kent County, MI
Source: Primary source
Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center is a proposed data center in Kent County, MI, operated by Microsoft Corporation.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkMicrosoft data center proposal in Lowell Township discussed at lengthy meeting; no decision reached. Announced investment: $1.0B. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; details to be enriched from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Corporation
- This facilityMicrosoft Lowell Township 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- Lowell Township Drafting Data Center Ordinance - spectrumlocalnews.comspectrumlocalnews.com· Aug 11, 2026
- Lowell data center regulations still months away, officials say - MLive.comMLive.com· Aug 11, 2026
- In blow to proposed data center, Lowell suspends water, sewer talks with Lowell Township - WOODTV.comWOODTV.com· Aug 4, 2026
- Lowell City Council halts Microsoft data center talks citing transparency concerns - WZZM13.comWZZM13.com· Aug 4, 2026
- Billboard against proposed Lowell Township data center defaced - WOODTV.comWOODTV.com· Jul 20, 2026
- Recall petition targets 3 Lowell Township board members over data center - MLive.comMLive.com· Jun 16, 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, Unity Alternative School in Lowell, is 0.5 mi from this site (18 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.