Lowell Township, in Kent County, Michigan, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on December 18, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
Lowell Township, in Kent County, Michigan, adopted a data-center moratorium. Its status in this snapshot is expired.
The records read: "Franklin Lowell LLC applied to rezone 235 acres at Covenant Business Park near Grand Rapids for a data center. A public hearing was abandoned when the venue couldn't hold the opposition turnout. The City of Lowell suspended participation… (datacentertracker.org)." "180-day data-center moratorium, since expired (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | in force | December 18, 2025 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | expired | undated | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Kent 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.