Washington Township, in Macomb County, Michigan, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 11, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Prologis is seeking to rezone 312 acres on 32 Mile Road for a Microsoft data center. The Planning Commission has postponed the rezoning decision four times (Jan -> Feb -> April -> June 11) as the township, Michigan, works on zoning… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | March 11, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Macomb 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.