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Meta-backed Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Howell Township

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Howell Township, Michigan, United States

Source: MLive

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A proposed hyperscale data center campus backed by Meta, planned to be built on more than 1,000 acres of mostly agricultural land in Howell Township, Michigan. The project aimed to power artificial intelligence and other computing technologies but faced community opposition and regulatory challenges. The developer withdrew the rezoning request amid a moratorium on data center approvals, which has

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Sector
Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Data Center
Location
Howell Township, Michigan, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
MLive

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The project “Meta-backed Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Howell Township” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Howell Township, Michigan, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from MLive.

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A proposed hyperscale data center campus backed by Meta, planned to be built on more than 1,000 acres of mostly agricultural land in Howell Township, Michigan. The project aimed to power artificial intelligence and other computing technologies but faced community opposition and regulatory challenges. The developer withdrew the rezoning request amid a moratorium on data center approvals, which has been extended to allow the township to draft local regulations.

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United States of America (USA)

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Michigan

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Howell Township

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Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Data Center

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2026-05-15

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