Berlin Township data center (unnamed developer)
Berlin Charter Township, Monroe County, MI
A new data center, Berlin Township data center (unnamed developer), has been announced in Berlin Charter Township, MI. Unnamed developer's data center proposal in Berlin Charter Township, Monroe County. The community's own opposition group describes the site as near Newport Road, next to the Meijer Distribution Center (8857 Swan Creek Rd, Newport). Township has a formal draft data center ordinance (versions dated Nov 3 2025 and Feb 24 2026) and the Planning Commission tabled an ordinance vote on March 16 2026 after resident pushback; per Nov 2025 PC minutes, officials had not officially disclosed the exact project site to the public. An unverified resident social-media claim ties the site to Masserant Farms / a sitting township trustee's land -- not confirmed by the township, not treated as fact here. Distinct from the already-tracked Cloverleaf 'Project Cherry Blossom' (Frenchtown Township) and 'Project Ironwood' (Dundee Township), both nearby in Monroe County. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Web sources confirm Berlin Township, Monroe County data center proposal exists; Township tabled ordinance vote in March 2026 after resident opposition, confirming active project status. Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/03/data-center-news-michigan-chamber/.
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Michigan state legislation
- One-Year Moratorium ResolutionCity of Saline, Michigan one-year data center moratorium, enacted January 2026, active through January 2027.Download
- Emergency Ordinance No. 1461 (60-day moratorium)Ypsilanti, Michigan emergency 60-day data center moratorium, passed April 21, 2026.Download
- 180-Day Moratorium ResolutionSpringfield Township, Michigan 180-day data center moratorium, passed October 2025, expired April 2026.Download
- MPSC Case No. U-21859 - Consumers Energy Large-Load TariffConsumers Energy's large-load/data-center customer tariff proceeding, Michigan's second major utility to establish this rate class.Download
- MPSC Case No. U-21990 - DTE Energy Large-Load Tariff (Related Digital / Oracle, Saline Township)DTE Energy large-load tariff proceeding naming the 1.38GW Related Digital/Oracle "Stargate Michigan" project in Saline Township; an Attorney General appeal is pending.Download
- MPSC Case No. U-22061 - DTE Energy Large-Load TariffDTE Energy large-load/data-center customer tariff proceeding, follow-on to U-21990.Download
- HB5982 - Public utilities: other; contracts to service data centers; require to be treated as a contested case. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6bb.Description comingDownload
- HB5398 - Property tax: exemptions; general property tax act; reflect repeal of data center tax exemptions. Amends sec. 7ff of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7ff). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5396'25, HB 5397'25Description comingDownload
- HB5791 - Use tax: other; requirements for enterprise data centers; modify. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc).Description comingDownload
- HB6252 - Businesses: other; thermal impact assessment requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.Description comingDownload
- HB5790 - Local government: financing; requirements for enterprise data centers; modify. Amends sec. 4ee of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54ee).Description comingDownload
- HB6251 - Businesses: other; energy infrastructure and thermal management evaluation requirements for certain data centers; provide for. Creates new act.Description comingDownload
- HB5787 - Sales tax: exemptions; compliance with enterprise data center construction labor act; require. Amends sec. 4ee of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54ee). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5785'26, HB 5786'26Description comingDownload
- SB1179 - Energy: other; reporting requirements for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.Description comingDownload
- SB0762 - Energy: other; energy and water usage report requirements for data centers; provide for. Amends sec. 5a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.5a).Description comingDownload
- HB6142 - Businesses: other; requirements for data center decommissioning, dismantling, and remediation; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10jj. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6141'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6139'26Description comingDownload
- HB5785 - Use tax: exemptions; compliance with enterprise data center construction labor act; require. Amends sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5786'26, HB 5787'26Description comingDownload
- HR0240 - A resolution to urge a temporary pause on discretionary state-level incentives for data center construction, request a comprehensive review of the fiscal, utility, environmental, and local governance impacts of data center development in Michigan, and direct House committees to review these issues.Description comingDownload
- HB5777 - Businesses: other; large-scale data center life cycle financial responsibility act; create. Creates new act.Description comingDownload
- HB5846 - Land use: zoning and growth management; zoning overlay districts for data centers; provide for. Creates new act.Description comingDownload
- HB5595 - Public utilities: public service commission; moratorium on approvals by the Michigan public service commission of any new enterprise data centers; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.Description comingDownload
- SB1018 - Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1019'26Description comingDownload
- HB5594 - Businesses: other; moratorium on certain approvals for and operation of any new data centers; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5596'26Description comingDownload
- HB5882 - Local government: other; requirements for a moratorium imposed by a local unit of government on large-scale data centers or cryptocurrency mining facilities; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5881'26Description comingDownload
- SB1020 - Public utilities: public service commission; moratorium on approvals by the Michigan public service commission of any new enterprise data centers; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Not announced
- County
- Monroe County, MI
- Address
- Berlin Charter Township, MI
- Stage
- Announced
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