Amid furor over data center secrecy, Michigan developers try a new approach
Backers say the 1-gigawatt project could generate $53 million in tax revenue and 100 permanent jobs if residents support the plan.
- On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Lansing Economic Area Partnership President and CEO Bob Trezise announced a process to explore a potential 1-gigawatt data center on 423 acres in Delhi Charter Township, prioritizing community input before any formal land use application.
- Seeking to avoid the backlash seen elsewhere in Michigan, developers are eschewing non-disclosure agreements; environmental justice organizer Michelle Martinez noted residents are often "blindsided by the scope, the speed and the lack of channels to have a voice in the decision-making."
- Lighthouse co-founder and CEO Gary Dorris projects a $10 billion investment creating roughly 1,000 temporary construction and 100 permanent jobs, alongside a $20 million community fund and claimed power-bill reductions of up to 50% for Holt households.
- Delhi Township Manager Tracy Miller stated officials received no formal land use applications and learned of the proposal via press release, while the township maintains a 12-month moratorium on data centers expiring in April.
- Trezise described the industrial site near U.S. 127 as a "goldilocks site," promising the facility will utilize closed-loop cooling and procure 100% clean energy while coordinating with Consumers Energy to manage power demands.
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Lansing economic developers pitch new 'approach' to circumvent Holt data center moratorium - The Midwesterner
A Lansing-area economic development group announced it’s pursuing a new “approach” for a proposed data center in Holt, which currently has a moratorium on data center plans. The Lansing Economic Area Partnership, alongside Lighthouse Sustainability, are billing their effort as a new “framework” for pitching economic development projects that starts with community input, according to a Tuesday news release. The site that LEAP has targeted for the…
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Amid furor over data center secrecy, Michigan developers try a new approach
Amid growing public opposition to the secrecy surrounding data center developments, Lansing-area economic development officials say they’re trying a new approach centered on transparency and community involvement.
Amid pushback, $10B+ data center project near Lansing promises to ‘flip the script’
INGHAM COUNTY, MI - As large-scale data center projects spark fierce pushback and accusations of secrecy across Michigan, a newly-unveiled development effort in the Lansing area aims to blaze a new path of transparency.
Delhi Township to Weigh Opposition to Proposed $10B, 700-MW Data Center Campus
A proposed $10 billion data center campus on 423 acres in Holt, Michigan, faces an early test of local support as Delhi Township trustees prepare to consider a resolution opposing data center development in the community. The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Lighthouse Sustainability announced the proposed development on October 27, outlining a concept […]
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