U.S. Representative
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell expressed opposition to University of Michigan's proposed data center with Los Alamos National Laboratory at Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township
U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township)
A proposed data center linked to the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory near Ypsilanti and Van Buren Township has been stalled by a 6 month power moratorium imposed by the township, with protesters planning a gathering at the Ypsilanti and Van Buren Township line. It is reported, as reported August 12, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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What is known
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- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
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- Water
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- Who leads it
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- Who would use it
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- Jobs once it runs
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- Tax each year
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Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| Who is building it | Not disclosed | |||
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
- Who is behind itA land record, a zoning application or a company's own announcement.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Wayne County and the cities in it about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
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| Van Buren Township | Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved preliminary site plan for Project Cannoli Data Center on Wednesday night with conditions | wemu.org |
What happened
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University of Michigan announced a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build a data center in Ypsilanti Township nearly two years ago [3]
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A next town hall is scheduled for October 1 [5]
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The facility is proposed to be built along the Huron River [5]
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The facility is proposed to be built on a 144 acre site [5]
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University of Michigan hosting town hall on September 9 for Ypsilanti Township residents about data center planned with Los Alamos National Laboratory [4]
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The facility would be almost 300,000 square feet with roughly 250,000 going to Los Alamos and about 50,000 square feet going to the university for nonclassified research [2]
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The project was first announced in 2024 [2]
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The University of Michigan proposed computing facility in Ypsilanti Township would cost $1.2 billion and be almost 300,000 square feet [2]
1 earlier entry
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University of Michigan announced a site along Textile Road near the Huron River in Ypsilanti Township as the preferred location for a proposed data and research center with Los Alamos National Laboratory [1]
The full U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township) timeline, in order
20 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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· the speaker role of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the speaker of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the speaker role of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the speaker of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the speaker role of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the speaker of a statements row
Speaker read again from the statement's source line, "U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell": the title in front of the name (U.S. Representative) is the role, not part of the name. The old and new text.
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· the status of a projects row
The stage was set by timeline entries that were returned to draft on 2026-09-17 (they had been published onto the record while it was still a draft skeleton). With no published entry behind it the record reads rumored until one is approved. The old and new text.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is bridgemi.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Michigan, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 1 row of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Dingell demanded EPA and Michigan EGLE establish current environmental status of Textile Road site and clarify regulatory responsibility
Chris Kolb, the U of M vice president for Government Relations, said the university is working with the local community
Every statement about data centers in Michigan, by speaker
13 more statements on this page
U.S. Representative
Dingell called for University and Los Alamos to disclose details of their agreement and federal funding commitments for a project involving more than one billion dollars
Steve Ceccio, mechanical engineering professor and data center project lead
Environmental impact studies have not been completed at this point
Steve Ceccio is mechanical engineering professor and data center project lead
Paul Brown, University Regent, alleged the University's actions resemble environmental racism and that representatives have not conducted themselves appropriately
Thomas Mason, Los Alamos Director, stated nuclear materials would be absent from the site and no plutonium or other nuclear or hazardous materials would be produced, used, or stored
Ypsilanti-area residents
Residents spoke against a proposed University of Michigan data and research center during a town hall meeting
University of Michigan interim vice president for Research and Innovation
Patricia Hurn, U of M interim vice president for Research and Innovation, spoke about the project
Steve Ceccio, project lead, said the primary purpose of the Ypsilanti facility would be to continue classified work Los Alamos has already been doing, including research on nuclear weapons
senior scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
Dylan Spaulding, senior scientist at the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the amount of classified research the facility could be doing is unusual
Ypsilanti Township officials and residents say they were blindsided by the announcement
University of Michigan Regent
Regent Paul Brown calls on University of Michigan to pause the Los Alamos supercomputer data center project
University of Michigan Regent
Brown says the university moved forward without community input, raising concerns about transparency and accountability
The site
Where in Wayne County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 10 other published records in Michigan
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Wayne County, Michigan
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
4 questions answered from the record
Who is building U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township)?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.
How much power and water does U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township) say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township) stand today?
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It is reported, as reported August 12, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 11, 2026: University of Michigan announced a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build a data center in Ypsilanti Township nearly two years ago [3].
What has Wayne County decided about it?
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Van Buren Township: Van Buren Township Planning Commission approved preliminary site plan for Project Cannoli Data Center on Wednesday night with conditions (February 11, 2026, source). 1 event is on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- ‘We don’t matter to them’: Ypsilanti Township pushed back on University of Michigan, Los Alamos data center - clickondetroit.com, clickondetroit.com, August 12, 2026, local outlet
- Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research - Truthout, Truthout, September 4, 2026, local outlet
- ‘We don’t deserve this’: UMich town hall over data center draws severe backlash from community members - michigandaily.com, michigandaily.com, September 11, 2026, local outlet
- U M to hold town hall Wednesday over planned data center - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4, ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Ypsilanti Township residents oppose University of Michigan data center plan - cbsnews.com, cbsnews.com, September 10, 2026, local outlet
- 'We will fight to our very last breath': Michigan township uses 6-month power moratorium to stall U-M, Los Alamos data center - The Cool Down, The Cool Down, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- Data center protesters to gather Saturday at Ypsilanti, Van Buren Township line - MLive.com, MLive.com, September 4, 2026, local outlet
- U-M’s proposed computing center draws concerns over role in nuclear weapons modernization - Michigan Advance, Michigan Advance, September 4, 2026, local outlet
- UMich’s data center has a similar playbook as OpenAI’s - The Michigan Daily, The Michigan Daily, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Dingell opposes U-M Los Alamos data center project, urges greater community transparency - The Michigan Daily, The Michigan Daily, September 16, 2026, local outlet
- U M affirms Ypsilanti $1.2B computing center site; township officials vow fight - Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan, August 12, 2026, local outlet
11 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "U-M / Los Alamos Data Center (Van Buren Township)", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/u-m-los-alamos-data-center-van-buren-township-wayne-mi, last verified September 17, 2026.
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- Slug
- u-m-los-alamos-data-center-van-buren-township-wayne-mi
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- rumored
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- Proposed
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- skeleton
- Tags
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- Place id
- us/mi/wayne-county
- Coordinates
- 42.33167, -83.0475
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Detroit), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
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- Use type values
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- Tenancy value
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- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
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- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
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- Capacity, if disclosed
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- Rating of the county's rows
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- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Last verified
- 2026-09-17