Cass County, Michigan, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on December 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Hyperscale Data (parent of Alliance Cloud Services) operates a 30 MW data center in Dowagiac and plans expansion to 70 MW by 2027 and 340 MW by 2029 — enough energy to power 100,000+ homes. Residents packed City Hall and organized a rally… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | December 1, 2025 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Cass County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Michigan context
Michigan has 88 documented local actions across 84 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, Consumers Energy territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, November 6, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.