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U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center

Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan

ProposedOpposedAI confirmedRecord updated September 9, 2026

U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center is a proposed data center in Ypsilanti, Michigan (Washtenaw County), operated by University of Michigan (with Los Alamos National Laboratory). The public record puts it at 144 acres, a reported $1.2 billion investment. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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
University of Michigan (with Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
Textile Road near Bridge Road, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI
Coordinates
42.2030, -83.5576 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
144 acres
Investment
$1.2 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
State of Michigan grant for the research computing center (program name not stated in source), $100 million, Michigan, 2024
Community reception
Opposed
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. August 2026
    Proposed
    U-M affirmed the Textile Road site on 2026-08-11 after selecting it as the preferred location; land had been purchased in 2025. Source: Bridge Michigan
  2. December 2024
    Proposed
    Project announced by U-M and Los Alamos National Laboratory; $100 million state grant approved. Source: Bridge Michigan

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan is documented in the public record. Ypsilanti Township has passed resolutions against the project and encouraged a year-long pause on data center approvals.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Ypsilanti Township has passed resolutions against the project and encouraged a year-long pause on data center approvals. Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo called the siting 'offensive, disgusting and gross to our community' and township attorney Doug Winters said 'We're going to fight.' No court action is reported in the source, so community.status is 'opposed' rather than 'litigation'. A community town hall was scheduled for 2026-09-09.

Source: Bridge Michigan

Public money on the record

ProgramAmountGranted byYear
State of Michigan grant for the research computing center (program name not stated in source)$100 millionMichigan2024

Notes on the record

144-acre site on Textile Road near Bridge Road in Ypsilanti Charter Township, far eastern Washtenaw County, near the Huron River. LANL's own announcement (source 1) states the site will house TWO computing centers, one for Los Alamos national-security AI research and development and an adjacent academic computing center for U-M faculty, students and partner universities. They are recorded here as a single campus record because both sources describe one adjacent pair on one site; if township approvals end up treating them as separately-permitted buildings, this should be split. CONFIRMED ABSENCES: neither source states a megawatt capacity ('capacity figures: none disclosed' per LANL), a water or cooling design, or job counts, those fields are omitted rather than estimated. LANL states the funding mix was not finalised at announcement; the $1.2B total and the $100M state grant are Bridge Michigan's figures. aiClassification 'confirmed', both sources describe the facility's explicit purpose as AI research. Coordinates are the US Census geocoder's match for the Textile Rd / Bridge Rd intersection named in the sources; the 144-acre parcel boundary is not confirmed.

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
  • 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.
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.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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 U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center data center in Ypsilanti?

Yes. Organized local opposition to U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan is documented in the public record. Ypsilanti Township has passed resolutions against the project and encouraged a year-long pause on data center approvals.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center data center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing 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 U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center, and how big is it?

University of Michigan (with Los Alamos National Laboratory) is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 144 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "U-M / Los Alamos Research Computing Center," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/umich-lanl-research-computing-ypsilanti-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/umich-lanl-research-computing-ypsilanti-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.U-M affirms Ypsilanti $1.2B computing center site; township officials vow fight · Bridge Michigan · retrieved September 9, 2026
  2. 2.UM, LANL launch Michigan AI research center · Los Alamos National Laboratory · retrieved September 9, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from May 18, 2026

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