SALINE, Mich. – The developers of the Stargate project, a major national effort to build powerful computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, have announced plans for a large new data center in Saline Township, Michigan. The facility will be part of a 4.5-gigawatt expansion plan with Oracle, connecting Michigan’s economy to a growing network that includes a similar project in Lordstown, Ohio.
The multi-billion-dollar investment in Saline Township, near Ann Arbor, is a partnership between OpenAI, Oracle, and the developer Related Digital. It will become one of the most advanced computing campuses in the country, adding over a gigawatt of capacity to the Stargate network.
The facility, which has been nicknamed “The Barn” because a historic red barn will be preserved at the entrance to the site, will sit on 250 acres. The project is expected to create more than 2,500 union construction jobs during its building phase…