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Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center

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ProposedMixed receptionRecord updated October 22, 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 237 acres, a reported $1 billion investment. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

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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: 237 acres
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: Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

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 Originally filed under Franklin Lowell LLC / Franklin Partners (that application was withdrawn in Dec 2025 amid opposition); Microsoft has since publicly identified itself as the developer (named itself Jan 2026 per secondary reporting, not independently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 as of September 2026) 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. As of August 2026, only one independent outlet had been directly verified (WoodTV and Crain's Detroit coverage exist but could not be retrieved); Gander Newsroom's Michigan data-center directory (updated October 2026) now independently reports Microsoft's plan as well. Coordinates are an approximate Lowell Township estimate, not parcel-geocoded. As of September 2026, the rezoning application had been neither approved nor denied - the planning commission took no decision and continued the matter to further meetings - so the status remains proposed. Gander Newsroom gives roughly 237 acres at Covenant Business Park; as of October 2026, none of the cited sources states a megawatt, jobs or water figure. Separately, Gander Newsroom reports that the plan stalled in August 2026 when the Lowell City Council suspended negotiations with the township over water, sewer and development agreements.

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
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.
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

Saline Township v. the $7 Billion Data Center · Settled

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.

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Microsoft Dorr Township Data Center · Dorr Township · Microsoft25 mi · Proposed · Contested
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Questions people ask about this site

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

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 October 22, 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 54 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 237 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Microsoft Lowell Township Data Center," updated October 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/microsoft-lowell-township-mi.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-lowell-township-mi, retrieved October 29, 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.Why one Michigan township just rejected data centers, while another stays open to them · Michigan Public · retrieved August 8, 2026
2.How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted. · Gander Newsroom · retrieved October 7, 2026

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