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Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres)

Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan

CancelledContestedRecord updated September 21, 2026

Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) is a cancelled data center in Springfield Township, Michigan (Oakland County), operated by Undisclosed data center development group. The public record puts it at 84.49 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized 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

Cancelled

Operator: Undisclosed data center development group
Facility type: Data center
Location: Springfield Township, Oakland County, MI
Coordinates: 42.7034, -83.4492 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: 84.49 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
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: Contested
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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.

August 26, 2026
Cancelled
Property owner told the township it will pursue a high-end storage and office development instead; parcel 'not presently available' for other uses Source: Springfield Charter Township
December 15, 2025
Proposed
Pre-application meeting between township officials and a 'long-established data center development group' about parcel 07-36-401-012 (~84.49 acres); two or three 250,000 sq ft buildings floated; no formal application filed Source: Springfield Charter Township

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) in Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Township enacted a 180-day data center moratorium on Dec 11, 2025 after consultants said it was unprepared for data center pressure

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Township enacted a 180-day data center moratorium on Dec 11, 2025 after consultants said it was unprepared for data center pressure

Source: Planet Detroit

Notes on the record

Coordinates are the southeastern (section 36) segment of Andersonville Road consistent with parcel 07-36-401-012 and the Andersonville Rd/White Lake Rd description; not parcel-verified. Developer never named publicly.

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

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) in Springfield Township?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres)?

No lawsuit over Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) 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 Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres) 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 Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres), and how big is it?

Undisclosed data center development group is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 84.49 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Springfield Township Data Center Proposal (Andersonville Road & White Lake Road, 84 acres)," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/springfield-township-andersonville-road-data-center-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/springfield-township-andersonville-road-data-center-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.Springfield Township, Latest Data Center Updates (parcel 07-36-401-012, ~84.49 acres; Aug 26, 2026 owner pivot to storage/office) · Springfield Charter Township · retrieved September 21, 2026
2.Planet Detroit, Northville, Springfield Township pass data center moratoriums (84-acre site; 180-day moratorium) · Planet Detroit · retrieved September 21, 2026
3.Gander Newsroom, Michigan data center count (Springfield Township: Andersonville Road area, 84 acres, two or three 250,000 sq ft buildings) · Gander Newsroom · retrieved September 21, 2026
4.OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode, Andersonville Road, Springfield Charter Township (southeast segment, 48346) · OpenStreetMap · retrieved September 21, 2026

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