Michigan township votes unanimously against proposed $10 billion data center
Delhi Township trustees voted unanimously to oppose Lighthouse Sustainability's proposed data center campus near Holt before the project entered the zoning process. Residents cited concerns about noise, views, energy use and broader impacts, while officials noted the township's existing 12-month data center moratorium.
The Delhi Township Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to oppose a proposed data center campus on 423 acres near Holt, Michigan, before developers formally submitted the project or sought a zoning change. Township Supervisor Eddie Montemayor cited strong community opposition and urged Colorado-based Lighthouse Sustainability to stop pursuing the facility, while residents raised concerns about noise, views from a nearby lakeside park, energy use and the broader impacts of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Lighthouse Sustainability and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership had described the proposal as a potential $10 billion investment with up to one gigawatt of computing capacity, $53 million in annual local tax revenue and hundreds of jobs. The developers proposed renewable power, battery storage, closed-loop cooling and a $20 million community benefits agreement, but the site is not zoned industrial and Delhi Township's data center moratorium remains in effect through April.
Some residents argued that trustees acted before the proposal could be fully evaluated, while LEAP declined to comment on the resolution. LEAP President and CEO Bob Trezise said site preparation would continue and the property could still be used for other industrial development.