Overview
- Officials selected a 250-acre site in Washtenaw County, with Oracle and Related Digital to develop the multi‑billion‑dollar facility.
- Construction is slated to begin in early 2026, with projections of 2,500 construction jobs, 450 on‑site permanent roles, and 1,500 additional positions countywide.
- DTE Energy will supply all power using existing resources plus project‑funded battery storage, pledging no impact on current customers’ supply or rates.
- DTE said the site will add about 1.4 gigawatts of demand, roughly a 25% increase on its system, and the utility plans $6 billion in grid investments over five years.
- The more‑than‑one‑gigawatt, 2.2‑million‑square‑foot center will use closed‑loop cooling, require no additional Great Lakes water, preserve 700+ acres of open space, and include $14 million for local fire, community, and farmland preservation initiatives; the total investment amount was not disclosed.