Signs along Michigan Avenue in Saline Township tell the story of a community split down the middle over a proposed massive data center project. While some residents welcome the development, others are fighting to stop it entirely.
The controversy has intensified as DTE Energy asks state regulators to skip public hearings and fast-track approval for what would be one of Michigan’s largest hyperscale data centers. The project is backed by Related Companies, Oracle and OpenAI, with DTE providing the power infrastructure.
Watch Faraz Javed’s video report below:
Data center divides Saline Township as DTE seeks to bypass public hearings
Preston Dyer, a Marine veteran who moved to Saline Township in 2018 seeking peace and quiet, said he’s “100% against” the data center planned for land directly behind his property…