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Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center

Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan · All 45 Microsoft sites · Every Microsoft case on our tracker

ProposedMixed receptionRecord updated September 9, 2026

Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center is a proposed data center in Lowell Township, Michigan (Kent County), operated by Microsoft. The public record puts it at a reported $1 billion investment. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Microsoft
Facility type
Data center
Location
Lowell Township, Kent County, MI
Coordinates
42.9300, -85.3520 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
$1 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Mixed reception
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center in Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Two public open houses drew large, largely critical crowds; the township board itself voted against a moratorium and is drafting an ordinance rather than blocking the project outright.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

Two public open houses drew large, largely critical crowds; the township board itself voted against a moratorium and is drafting an ordinance rather than blocking the project outright.

Notes on the record

Proposed ~$1B hyperscale campus at Covenant Business Park, Lowell Township, outside Grand Rapids. Originally filed under Franklin Lowell LLC / Franklin Partners (that application was withdrawn in Dec 2025 amid opposition); Microsoft has since publicly identified itself as the developer (named itself Jan 2026 per secondary reporting, not independently re-confirmed this session) and is pursuing a revamped proposal. Lowell Township's board rejected a proposed moratorium 2-5 and instead formed a committee to draft a data-center-specific ordinance -- i.e. the township itself stayed open to the project even as public reaction has been heavily negative at open houses. Only one independent outlet directly verified this session (WoodTV and Crain's Detroit coverage exist but returned 403 on fetch) -- kept at 'reported' rather than 'confirmed' pending a second direct source. Coordinates are an approximate Lowell Township estimate, not parcel-geocoded. Status re-check, NO change: the rezoning application has been neither approved nor denied - the planning commission took no decision and continued the matter to further meetings - so the record correctly stays 'proposed'. No megawatt, acreage, jobs or water figures were stated. Separately, secondary reporting says the City of Lowell suspended water/sewer negotiations with the township over the project; I could not confirm that from a fetchable page (WOODTV returned 403), so it is flagged as an unverified lead rather than recorded.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Our reporting on this site

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center in Lowell Township?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center in Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Two public open houses drew large, largely critical crowds; the township board itself voted against a moratorium and is drafting an ordinance rather than blocking the project outright.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center?

No lawsuit over Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 9, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center, and how big is it?

Microsoft is the operator on record. We hold 45 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/microsoft-lowell-township-mi.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-lowell-township-mi, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Why one Michigan township just rejected data centers, while another stays open to them · Michigan Public · retrieved August 8, 2026

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