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in Monroe County

Frenchtown AI data center

Just north of Monroe, developers are eyeing township-owned land for AI data center development, which would draw even more water from an already strained Lake Erie.

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Monroe's fight against AI data center development

The developer, Cloverleaf, has approached Frenchtown Township about purchasing an unused golf course owned by the township just north of Monroe.


There are currently two nearby nuclear power plants drawing water from Lake Erie for cooling. Local residents are concerned about the integrity of the Great Lakes, and about nearby William C. Sterling State Park–the only state park on Lake Erie.

Project details:

  • Developer: Cloverleaf
  • Size: 275
  • Subsidies: CHIPS Act, Michigan Data Center tax breaks
  • Water: ~1-5 million gallons of water per day
  • Energy: 100+ megawatts per day (equivalent to a small city)
  • Neighborhood: residential & commercial
  • Status: active
  • Call to action: ask local officials NOT to sell the land to Cloverleaf

Key articles:

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November 2025

Proposed AI data center in Michigan township near Ohio border faces community pushback

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Michigan communities battling data center developments:

Howell Township

Augusta Charter Township

Augusta Charter Township

"Project Splitrock” undisclosed developer - grassroots is fighting 

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Augusta Charter Township

Augusta Charter Township

Augusta Charter Township

Thor Equities - Zoning has gone to referendum

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Saline Township

Augusta Charter Township

Ypsilanti Township

"Project Stargate” Open AI, Oracle, Related Digital - grassroots is fighting

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Ypsilanti Township

Ypsilanti Township

Ypsilanti Township

University of Michigan / Los Alamos National Laboratories (US Department of Energy) - grassroots is fighting

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Dundee Township

Ypsilanti Township

Pavilion Township

Cloverleaf Infrastructure - development application is currently withdrawn

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Pavilion Township

Ypsilanti Township

Pavilion Township

Franklin Partners - development application is currently withdrawn

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Kalkaska

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

No current developer

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Lowell

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

Franklin Partners - grassroots is fighting

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Dowagiac

Kalkaska

Allegan & Kent Counties

Ault Alliance - expansion of Bitcoin mine

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Allegan & Kent Counties

Allegan & Kent Counties

Allegan & Kent Counties

Microsoft - no plans announced yet

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