Gibraltar passes data center moratorium: Facility proposed at former McLouth Steel site

Gibraltar passes data center moratorium: Facility proposed at former McLouth Steel site

News Clipthenewsherald.com·Gibraltar, MI·3/12/2026

The city of Gibraltar, Michigan has passed a one-year moratorium on data center development. This comes in response to a proposed 100-megawatt data center project at the former McLouth Steel site by developer Raeden. The city council says the moratorium will allow the planning commission time to establish specific standards for data centers in their zoning ordinances before considering the project.

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Gov: Gibraltar City Council, Gibraltar Planning Commission
(Planet Detroit originally published this story at planetdetroit.org/2026/03/gibraltar-data-center-moratorium/. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter at planetdetroit.org/.) A proposed 100-megawatt data center at the former McLouth Steel site in Gibraltar hit a potential roadblock on Monda