Data center fact sheet · county
Livingston County, Michigan
As of . Latest dated change shown: Dec 8, 2025. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 paused
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 1 project publishes none
- Moratorium actions
- 1
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Township Data Center Howell | Paused | none published | Randee LLC / Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc. |
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Township[1] | Adopted | Nov 2025 | six months |
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Dec 8, 2025 Developers withdraw the rezoning application (Howell Township Data Center)[2]
- Nov 21, 2025 Trustee Bob Wilson says Meta is behind the project (Howell Township Data Center)[3]
- Nov 20, 2025 Howell Township Board unanimously adopts a six-month data center moratorium; it does not cover the pending rezoning request (Howell Township Data Center)[3]
- Nov 19, 2025 Livingston County Planning Commission recommends against the rezoning (Howell Township Data Center)[2]
- Sep 23, 2025 Howell Township Planning Commission unanimously recommends denying the rezoning after a seven-hour meeting (Howell Township Data Center)[4]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- WHMI, “Data Center Moratorium Enacted In Howell Township”, Nov 21, 2025. https://www.whmi.com/news/article/howell-township-data-center-moratorium
- Planet Detroit, “Data center developers hit pause on $1 billion Howell Township proposal: 'The right thing to do now'”, Dec 8, 2025. https://planetdetroit.org/2025/12/billion-dollar-data-center-paused/
- Michigan Advance, “Howell Township board OKs 6-month data center moratorium; opponents say it exempts current plan”, Nov 21, 2025. https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/21/local-michigan-township-trustee-says-meta-is-behind-data-center-project-planned-near-howell/
- Planet Detroit, “Howell Township planners reject rezoning for massive data center”, Sep 25, 2025. https://planetdetroit.org/2025/09/data-center-rezoning-howell/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Livingston County, Michigan,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/michigan/livingston-county.