Stargate Michigan (Saline Township)
Saline, Washtenaw County County, MI
Source: Primary source
Stargate Michigan (Saline Township) is a under construction data center in Washtenaw County County, MI, operated by Related Digital/Open AI/Oracle. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,400 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Aug 24, 2026
Overview
source: link$16B, 3 buildings, ~1.4GW from DTE; construction began early 2026.
Operator chain
- Files asRelated Digital/Open AI/Oracle
- This facilityStargate Michigan (Saline Township)
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- Weekly Data Center Watch: Saline Project Advances Amid New Rules and Political Pressure - The Sun Times NewsThe Sun Times News· Aug 28, 2026
- Data center developer purchases golf course in Saline Township - CBS NewsCBS News· Aug 20, 2026
- Saline wants answers from EGLE on proposed data center wastewater permitwemu.org· Aug 19, 2026
- In bid to stop Saline Data Center tax break , an attorney argues the township skipped crucial steps - WUPYwupy101.com· Aug 14, 2026
- In bid to stop Saline Data Center tax break, an attorney argues the township skipped crucial steps - Civic MediaCivic Media· Aug 14, 2026
- In bid to stop Saline Data Center tax break, an attorney argues the township skipped crucial steps - Michigan AdvanceMichigan Advance· Aug 14, 2026
Data-center discussions in Washtenaw County 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, Saline Alternative High School in Saline, is 0.3 mi from this site (34 students). 4 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.