Tech giants announce $7B data center, Michigan’s first hyperscale campus
News ClipBridge Michigan·Saline, Washtenaw County, MI·10/30/2025
Three tech giants - OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital - have announced plans to build a massive $7 billion, 1-gigawatt-plus AI data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan. The project has faced some local opposition and zoning challenges, but a recent settlement and a power deal with utility DTE Energy have paved the way for construction to begin in 2026.
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Gov: Saline Township Board, Washtenaw County
Michigan is poised to receive its first hyperscale data center after three tech giants revealed themselves Thursday as the developers behind a proposed 1-gigawatt-plus AI project on farmland in Saline Township. The news that OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital will build the massive computing facili