Data center restrictions tracker · Michigan

Erie Township, Michigan: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Erie Township, in Monroe County, Michigan, adopted a data-center moratorium on February 10, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The record reads: "Erie Township (Monroe County) enacted a limited moratorium on data center development on February 10, 2026, joining nearby Dundee Township which has had a moratorium since October 2025 in response to Cloverleaf's proposed 350-acre 'Project… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceFebruary 10, 2026not county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Monroe County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Elsewhere in Monroe County

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.

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