Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Saline on Monday evening to voice opposition to a proposed 250-acre data center project in Saline Township, marking the latest display of public resistance to Michigan’s growing artificial intelligence data center boom.
The multibillion-dollar, 1.4 megawatt data center planned by Related Digital for Oracle and OpenAI has faced community pushback since its inception. While Saline Township’s board initially rejected the rezoning request, they later agreed to the project after Related Digital and landowners filed a lawsuit against the township, leading to a settlement that green-lit the development.
Watch Brett Kast’s video report below:
Protesters in downtown Saline fight against nearby planned data center
“The entire process has been a billion-dollar company bullying a small rural town with limited resources,” a speaker told the crowd gathered at the busy street corner protest…