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OpenAI Stargate Michigan is an AI data center in Saline Township, Michigan, developed or operated by Oracle for OpenAI. Satellite imagery shows nothing running yet, against 988 MW planned.

Location

Saline Township, MichiganMap pin is approximate (approximate)

Developer / owner

Oracle

AI users / tenants

OpenAI

Electric utility / energy

Not disclosed

Water

Not disclosed

Chips

Not disclosed

First public record

Dec 4, 2025

Home electricity price in Michigan, August 2026

23.0¢per kWh+10.9% vs. August 2025

U.S. average: 18.2¢ (+3.4%).

Statewide context, not this project’s effect: prices move for many reasons. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

On the public record

Utility & power: Approved, under appeal (Dec 18, 2025, Michigan Public Service Commission (unanimous))
Zoning: Settled (Oct 2025, Saline Township Board)

Satellite estimate at full build-out

988 MW

used by the computers, by 2028

Running now (satellite)

0 MW

0% of the build-out estimate

Satellite figures are Epoch AI estimates from imagery of buildings, cooling and power equipment; about 80% fall within a factor of 1.4 of the true value.

Dec 31, 2028ScheduledSatellite analysis by Epoch AI · 988 MW planned
Buildings 1-3 operational. Based on when maximum power load will be provided by DTE energy (Dec 2027), which can be extended by a year. Source, page 3
Mar 12, 2026Satellite analysis by Epoch AI · 0 MW in use
Groundwork is visible for Building 1, at the left end of the site.
Jan 20, 2026Satellite analysis by Epoch AI · 0 MW in use
Land clearing continues for all buildings (1-3)
Dec 4, 2025Satellite analysis by Epoch AI · 0 MW in use
Land clearing begins for the entire site

Decisions and allocations

Approved, under appealUtility & power· Dec 18, 2025 · State
Michigan Public Service Commission (unanimous)
Conditional approval of DTE Energy contracts for a 1,383 MW load. The Attorney General is appealing.
planetdetroit.org
SettledZoning· Oct 2025 · City
Saline Township Board
Board voted against rezoning in Sept. 2025, then settled in October after being sued by landowners and developer Related Digital.
datacenterdynamics.com

Compute running now

0

H100-equivalents

Chip types (all phases)

—

Capital cost now (est.)

—

$37B at build-out

Source: Epoch AI, AI data centers, CC BY 4.0

Satellite and capacity estimates via Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)

Related Digital website for this site related-digital.com
Michigan Public Service Commission Energy Contract Approval, reports 1,383 MW as the site capacity michigan.gov
Air Permitting, calls the site Project Mitten, includes site map drive.google.com
DTE Electric’s contract approval mi-psc.my.site.com
Website with more details for locals about the site thesalinebarn.com
Epoch AI calculation sheet for this site

Satellite estimates: Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0, reformatted for this page.