
Developer sues after Gibraltar blocks data center at old McLouth Steel plant
News ClipCrain's Detroit·Gibraltar, Wayne County, MI·8/21/2026
A California developer has filed a lawsuit against the city of Gibraltar, Michigan, after the city enacted a moratorium. The moratorium blocks the developer's proposed 100-megawatt data center project at the former McLouth Steel plant.
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A California developer has initiated legal action against the city of Gibraltar, Michigan, following the city's decision to enact a moratorium. The moratorium effectively halts the developer's plans to construct a 100-megawatt data center at the site of the former McLouth Steel plant.
The proposed data center project aims to revive the idle industrial site, but city officials have moved to block its development, leading to the developer's lawsuit.