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 13, 2026
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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
In the news
source: GDELT- 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
- Residents push back against proposed data center in Lyon Township, Michigan - CBS NewsCBS News· Jun 9, 2026
- Residents arguing against proposed data center in Lyon Township, Michigan - CBS NewsCBS 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 77These tax breaks are recorded to Microsoft Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
- Qualified Data Center Sales Tax Exemption$0State of Wisconsin · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2021 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2015 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source
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.