{"id":348019,"date":"2025-11-01T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348019\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:03:19","slug":"rural-residents-in-an-uproar-over-openais-massive-data-center-project-south-of-ann-arbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/348019\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural residents \u2018in an uproar\u2019 over OpenAI\u2019s massive data center project south of Ann Arbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\" class=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\" class=\"articleLabel__listItem\"><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/\" title=\"Navigate to Ann Arbor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Arbor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul class=\"dateline\">\n<li class=\"dateline__updated\">Updated: Oct. 31, 2025, 2:59 p.m.<\/li>\n<li class=\"dateline__published\">|Published: Oct. 31, 2025, 2:22 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Proposed data center sites across Washtenaw County\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JYYJJVHW6ZFMRPFGR22AMP62CY.JPG\"\/>The northwest side of U.S. 12 between Case Road and Willow Road in Saline Township \u2013\u00a0part of a site where Texas-based Related Digital has proposed building a data center \u2013\u00a0as seen looking south from above Case Road on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VGBAWFVBL5AKVM2VHRX6KREBXU\">This story has been updated with a statement from a state representative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HCLNOF2ITZALDAUP76ICBJ2WIA\">SALINE TWP., MI \u2014 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday praised the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/2025\/10\/chat-gpt-creator-openai-announces-massive-new-data-center-in-michigan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/2025\/10\/chat-gpt-creator-openai-announces-massive-new-data-center-in-michigan.html\">OpenAI-backed data center in rural Washtenaw County<\/a>, calling it \u201cthe largest economic project in Michigan history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washtenaw County reporter Jennifer Eberbach covers local government and community news for MLive\/The Ann Arbor News. She covers issues that impact residents in townships and smaller cities outside of Ann Arbor&#8230;. more<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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