Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County, Michigan has 1.5 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 5 records, against 315.5 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 3.1 GW of planned generation across 14 projects, 6 of them past their listed in-service date.
Washtenaw County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 6 of its 6 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Washtenaw County's own plants cover 21% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 3.1 GW.
Data centers by status
5 records, 1.5 GW
The data center pipeline
3 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 933.4 MW listed for 2028 and 466.7 MW for 2027. 2 records list no year.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | 467 |
| 2028 | 2 | 933 |
Who is building in Washtenaw
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 3 of 3.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Related Digital | 3 | 1,400 |
| Thor Equities | 1 | 100 |
| University of Michigan | 1 | 0 |
Power generation in the county
24 plants operate inside Washtenaw County, 315.5 MW. The queue adds 3.1 GW across 14 projects, and 6 of them are past their listed in-service date.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Washtenaw County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas | Operating | 8 | 70.8 |
| Natural Gas | Planned | 1 | 1,414 |
| Solar | Operating | 2 | 141 |
| Solar | Planned | 5 | 884 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 6 | 620 |
| Transmission | Planned | 2 | 151.5 |
| Oil | Operating | 9 | 73.4 |
| Landfill Gas | Operating | 5 | 30.3 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 189 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 200 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 440 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027 | 2 | 175 |
| 2028 | 3 | 306.5 |
| 2029 | 1 | 100 |
| 2030 | 2 | 1,659 |
Washtenaw County against its neighbors
Wayne County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 1 GW, 67% of Washtenaw County's. 6 of the 6 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County this page | 5 | 3,070 | 4.8x | ||
| Wayne County | 3 | 1,245 | 0.76x | ||
| Oakland County | 3 | 0 | 0.68x | ||
| Monroe County | 0 | 945 | 0x | ||
| Jackson County | 0 | 820 | 0x | ||
| Lenawee County | 0 | 1,635 | 0x | ||
| Livingston County | 0 | 690 | 0x |
Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.
7 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
1 project in Washtenaw County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Washtenaw County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Washtenaw County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 43 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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