Michigan Advance

Howell Township board OKs 6-month data center moratorium; opponents say it exempts current plan

As plans and announcements for new AI data centers proliferate across Michigan, a Howell Township trustee is telling people that the parent company for Facebook and Instagram is behind another project ...
WXYZ

Howell Township board votes to approve moratorium on data centers for 6 months

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Hundreds of people packed Howell High School's auditorium for the Howell Township Board of Trustees meeting. Trustees voted ...
MLive

Meta behind $1B data center project near Howell, trustee confirms

This story has been updated with comments from property owner Ryan Van Gilder. HOWELL TWP., MI — A Howell Township official has confirmed the tech giant behind a massive $1 billion data center ...
clickondetroit.com

Livingston County planning commission rejects farmland rezoning for AI data center

HOWELL, Mich. – A proposal to build a massive AI data center in Howell Township is facing another setback after the Livingston County Planning Commission voted unanimously against recommending ...
Planet Detroit

Howell Township officials under pressure to approve $1 billion data center: ‘DTE is going to have to pivot’

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MLive

Residents raise concerns over data center proposal, as Michigan township considers 6-month pause

HOWELL TWP., MI — A Michigan community north of Ann Arbor is mobilizing around a proposed plan for a $1 billion data center campus to power artificial intelligence and other emerging computing ...