Raeden proposes 100MW data center in Gibraltar, Michigan

The City of Gibraltar, Michigan, voted on Monday to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers, effective March 12, 2026, which applies to Raeden's proposal. Raeden committed to paying for “100 percent of all energy infrastructure and other costs related to obtaining power, refurbishing the building, remediating all the existing conditions, and making the facility ready for data center use.” The facility would use between 200 and 500 gallons of water per day. Anti-data center opposition in the city has been intense. Michigan is also considering a state-wide data center moratorium (House Bill 5594) until April 1, 2027. Quotes: "Raeden's data center proposal comes to a halt March 12, 2026" ; "The City of Gibraltar, located south of Detroit, Michigan, voted on Monday to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers" ; "Raeden also said in a slide deck that its facility would use between 200 and 500 gallons of water per day, and that it would pay for “100 percent of all energy infrastructure and other costs related to obtaining power, refurbishing the building, remediating all the existing conditions, and making the facility ready for data center use.”" ; "But anti-data center opposition in the city has been intense." ; "Michigan is one of the several US states currently considering whether to implement a state-wide data center moratorium, and House Bill 5594 – which would “prohibit certain authorizations for a data center” beginning from the effective date of the act and until April 1, 2027 – is currently in committee."