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Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive)

Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan · All 3 Otava sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated September 21, 2026

Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) is an operating data center in Flint Township, Michigan (Genesee County), operated by Otava. The public record puts it at 1.5 MW operating.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Otava
Facility type
Data center
Location
5225 Exchange Drive, Flint Township, Genesee County, MI, 48507
Coordinates
42.9687, -83.7797
Power capacity
1.5 MW operating
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
air
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
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. October 14, 2025
    Operating
    Listed as an operating Otava colocation facility; originally built by EDS as GM's disaster-recovery data center Source: Otava

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 21, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) in Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

Otava's third Michigan site (the tracker already carries Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit/Westland). 32,500 sq ft total with 22,500 sq ft of raised floor plus an 8,000 sq ft workplace-recovery building; originally constructed by EDS as General Motors' disaster-recovery data center. 1.5 MW figure is from a third-party listing (Inflect), not Otava.

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.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in 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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) in Flint Township?

Nothing on record as of September 21, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) in Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive)?

No lawsuit over Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) appears in the record we track as of September 21, 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 Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as air, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive), and how big is it?

Otava is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 1.5 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center (5225 Exchange Drive)," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/otava-mid-michigan-flint-township-mi.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/otava-mid-michigan-flint-township-mi, retrieved October 1, 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.Otava, Michigan data centers (Ann Arbor, Metro Detroit, Mid-Michigan) · Otava · retrieved September 21, 2026
  2. 2.Colocation in Flint, Michigan, Otava blog (32,500 sq ft; 22,500 sq ft raised floor; former EDS/GM DR site) · Otava · retrieved September 21, 2026
  3. 3.Inflect listing, OTAVA Flint, 5225 Exchange Drive, 1.5 MW · Inflect · retrieved September 21, 2026
  4. 4.OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode, 5225 Exchange Drive, Flint, Genesee County, 48507 · OpenStreetMap · retrieved September 21, 2026

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