{"id":1004792162,"date":"2026-03-19T06:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004792162"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:11:55","slug":"google-eyes-2-7-gw-campus-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/google-eyes-2-7-gw-campus-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to Build 2.7 GW Campus in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"1004782364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/google-to-pay-nearly-5b-for-intersect\/googleplex-hq\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Googleplex-HQ\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image obtained from Google&#8217;s media kit here: https:\/\/blog.google\/press\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The tech giant, headquartered in this Mountain View, Calif., campus, pledged to invest $40 billion across Texas by 2027. Image courtesy of Google &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg\" alt=\"Photo depicting the outside amenity package included in the Google HQ in Mountain View, Calif.\" class=\"wp-image-1004782364\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/12\/Googleplex-HQ.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tech giant&#8217;s headquarters is Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. <em>Image courtesy of Google <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Google will develop a new data center campus in Wayne County, Mich., through a partnership with DTE Energy. The 2.7-gigawatt project represents the two companies\u2019 first energy-first approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data center will rise under Project Cannoli, a hyperscale project unveiled by Panattoni Development Co. some months ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2026\/03\/17\/google-weighs-joining-van-buren-township-data-center-project-dte-energy\/89187228007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">according to <em>The Detroit News<\/em><\/a>. The development team would also include Kimley Horn, Walbridge and Syska Hennessy Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google is currently evaluating a development site in Van Buren Township. Project plans still require the township board&#8217;s final approvals. The planning commission already voted in favor of the preliminary site plan approval in February, <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.freep.com\/story\/money\/business\/2026\/03\/17\/google-reveals-project-cannoli-data-center\/89185890007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">according to <em>Detroit Free Press<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/whos-funding-the-data-center-boom\/\">Who\u2019s Funding the Data Center Boom?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is set to occupy 130 acres of a 282-acre site near the Interstate 94 and Haggerty Road. At full build-out, the campus will include three data center facilities, alongside an office building and a substation, with a total footprint of more than 800,000 square feet. Google will fully cover the electricity and infrastructure costs for the development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google will also introduce a $10 million Energy Impact Fund as part of the new project. The fund will expand local energy supply through power affordability initiatives designed to lower monthly bills for the communities in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-data-center-demand-in-michigan\">Data center demand in Michigan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the agreement, Google will add clean power directly to Michigan\u2019s grid to support the project, establishing the state as an emerging leader in power infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan\u2019s electricity demand could nearly double by 2050, with data centers accounting for up to 57 percent of demand growth by 2030, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucs.org\/resources\/data-center-power-play#ucs-report-downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report by the Union of Concerned Scientists<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent state policies promote Michigan as the next tech hub in the country, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ai-demand-boosts-data-center-reits\/\">AI data center demand<\/a> has increased and resulted in 22 gigawatts of underway projects. With its clean energy laws enacted in 2023, the state will soon face challenges in its ability to ensure affordable energy in the next five years, as demand for electricity is expected to reach record levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-google-s-data-center-portfolio-up-close\">Google&#8217;s data center portfolio, up close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google\u2019s data center portfolio spreads across 29 locations worldwide and 15 U.S. states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those states is Texas, where the firm has two completed data center campuses and three others currently underway. Recently, Google announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/google-earmarks-40b-for-texas-digital-development\/\">$40 billion investment<\/a> in the Lone Star State, aimed at boosting cloud and AI infrastructure and adding more than 6.2 gigawatts of new power capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also part of this $40 billion investment, Google reached an agreement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/google-to-pay-nearly-5b-for-intersect\/\">buy Intersect Power<\/a>. The energy and data center provider will change hands for $4.8 billion, in an all-cash deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans call for 800,000 square feet of buildings across 130 acres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2991,"featured_media":1004782364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21755,21782,13,21742],"tags":[37924,33286,33837],"class_list":["post-1004792162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centers","category-development","category-midwest","category-latest","tag-dte-energy","tag-google","tag-panattoni-development-company"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Google to Build 2.7 GW Campus in Michigan - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Google will develop a new data center in Wayne County, Mich., in partnership with DTE Energy. 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