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Switch Grand Rapids Pyramid Campus Continues Hyperscale Buildout in Kent County
Switch's landmark Pyramid Campus in Gaines Township remains Michigan's premier multi-tenant hyperscale ecosystem, powered by 100% certified green energy through Consumers Energy tariffs and protected under Michigan Public Acts 281 & 282 data center tax exemptions.
Microsoft Calhoun County Advanced Cloud Campus Approved Near I-94 Corridor
A multi-building cloud and AI infrastructure campus near Marshall in southwest Michigan received approval, connecting to regional MISO transmission pathways and dual utility feeds with a requested 150+ MW interconnection and a zero-water replenishment commitment by 2030.
Michigan MPSC Guidelines on Large-Load Utility Tariffs and Cost Causation
The Michigan Public Service Commission continues evaluating large-load tariff filings from DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, requiring dedicated substation capital contributions (CIAC), multi-year minimum take-or-pay billing, and ringfenced cost allocation to protect residential ratepayers.
Michigan EGLE Guidance for Data Center Cooling Under the Great Lakes Compact
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) enforces industrial water withdrawal and discharge permits under the Great Lakes Compact, protecting municipal aquifers, watershed capacity, and drought contingency planning for proposed hyperscale compute facilities.
Michigan Public Acts 281 & 282 Data Center Sales and Use Tax Exemption Standards
Michigan's targeted sales and use tax exemptions on certified data center computing equipment, power distribution systems, and cooling machinery require documented qualifying capital investments and verified high-wage permanent employment thresholds under Public Acts 281 and 282.
Metro Detroit Emerges as a Great Lakes AI & Hyperscale Infrastructure Gateway
Brownfield redevelopment of legacy automotive and industrial acreage in Wayne County is attracting dense AI computing pod proposals, leveraging DTE Energy's 345 kV high-voltage loop and cross-border dark-fiber corridors connecting Detroit, Toronto, and the East Coast.