Ypsilanti Township / University of Michigan & Los Alamos Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
3 events, July 16, 2026 to September 15, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 18 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 7 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Michigan.
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2026 3 events
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U M officials indicated they may make final decision between Textile Road site and former General Motors site near Willow Run in coming days [5]
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Also in July 2026: 2 statements
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Statement · Brenda Stumbo, Ypsilanti Township Supervisor
Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo says residents and officials will continue to fight the project and are optimistic about stopping it given that other communities have stopped data centers www.wemu.org local outlet
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Statement · Doug Winters, Ypsilanti Township Attorney
Ypsilanti Township Attorney Doug Winters says township will not negotiate with U M and Los Alamos over the project and their only goal is for them to leave www.wemu.org local outlet
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Nearly 50 residents spoke during Sept. 9 town hall opposing University of Michigan's proposed $1.2 billion research computing center [2]
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Decision · Ypsilanti (city)
Ypsilanti City Council reviewed proposed data center regulations on Sept. 15 covering noise, water, energy use and oversight; small data center limited to 20,000 square feet, 5 megawatts power, 20,000 gallons cooling water per day; open loop cooling prohibited. thesuntimesnews.com
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Also in September 2026: 16 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 7 lines that are not events of their own
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University of Michigan initially proposed 20 acre project before purchasing 124 additional acres [1]
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Statement · Abdul El-Sayed, 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for Michigan
El Sayed calls for state and local moratorium on data centers until conditions are met The Eastern Echo local outlet
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Statement · Abdul El-Sayed, 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for Michigan
Abdul El Sayed states his conditions for University of Michigan data center: all union labor, no utility rate increases, no water use, revenue investment in reliability, and community benefits agreement The Eastern Echo local outlet
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Figure · cbsnews.com
1,200,000,000 USD: The facility is a $1.2 billion research computing facility cbsnews.com national outlet
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Figure · Planet Detroit
1,200,000,000 dollars: University of Michigan and Los Alamos computing center project costs 1.2 billion dollars Planet Detroit local outlet
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Next town hall for U M computing center scheduled for October 1, 2026 [2]
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Saline Township hired acoustic engineer Darren Brown to independently review noise study for Oracle and OpenAI data center [2]
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Computing center is nearly 300,000 square feet with about 50,000 square feet reserved for U M's nonclassified research [2]
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University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory proposed computing center at 144 acre Ypsilanti Township site [2]
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Statement · Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Michigan Economic Development Corporation will not disclose which companies apply for data center tax incentives, citing confidentiality The Sun Times News local outlet
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Statement · University of Michigan
University of Michigan stated the computing center remains in the design phase and water needs and noise levels have not been determined The Sun Times News local outlet
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Statement · Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos officials said no weapons, plutonium or hazardous materials would be produced or stored at the facility The Sun Times News local outlet
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University of Michigan confirmed it will build its data center in Hydro Park near a local elementary school. [3]
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Decision · Ypsilanti (city)
Ypsilanti City Council preliminarily passed a 60 day emergency data center moratorium, pending final vote. inthesetimes.com
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Statement · Hazleton protesters
Protesters rallied in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on August 12 calling on Rep. Rob Bresnahan to oppose data center expansion and reject Big Tech contributions. In These Times local outlet
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Statement · New York City protesters
More than 300 people rallied in front of Palantir office in New York City on August 12 calling on Congress to oppose the company. In These Times local outlet
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Statement · Authors (reporting consensus)
Majority of Americans oppose data centers and Democratic and Republican candidates are being forced to take a stand. In These Times local outlet
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Statement · Stephanie Jordan and Mary Armas
More than 1,000 activists across the country participated in dozens of rallies and protests in August demanding elected officials dump Big Tech and data center developers. In These Times local outlet
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Statement · Young people protesters
Young people in Union County, New Jersey marched on August 13 to protest Rep. Tom Kean Jr. for accepting thousands of dollars from Big Tech AI firms. In These Times local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Dingell called for state and federal rules governing large computing facilities including protections for utility customers, public reporting of water and electricity demand, environmental reviews and enforceable community benefit agreements thesuntimesnews.com local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Dingell questioned promised $300 million contribution from Los Alamos and whether federal money has been appropriated or federally committed thesuntimesnews.com local outlet
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Statement · Thom Mason, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director
Los Alamos Director Thom Mason said the center would not produce weapons or use or store nuclear materials and some computer modeling could help assess the safety and reliability of the nation's existing nuclear stockpile thesuntimesnews.com local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Rep. Dingell opposes building the Los Alamos research computing center at the Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township thesuntimesnews.com local outlet
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Figure · thesuntimesnews.com
1,250,000,000 USD: University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory project budget: $1.25 billion total, with U M providing $220 million, Los Alamos contributing $300 million, Michigan providing $100 million, and $630 million in financing arranged thesuntimesnews.com local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Rep. Dingell requests EPA and Michigan EGLE review of environmental status at Textile Road site in Ypsilanti Township for proposed Los Alamos research computing center www.quiverquant.com local outlet
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Statement · Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative
Dingell said the project warrants additional scrutiny due to site's environmental history and asked for details on remaining contamination, monitoring, restrictions, permits and cleanup responsibility www.quiverquant.com local outlet
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