Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced "the largest economic project in Michigan history," a multi-billion-dollar OpenAI Stargate project, which will be built by Oracle and Related Digital.

OpenAI also announced the project in a press release, saying the project will be built on 250 acres in Saline Township in Washtenaw County. They say construction is set to begin in early 2026. The data center will be part of the Stargate project, which has additional sites already announced in Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Ohio.

DTE Energy will provide 100% of the power for the project, using existing resources, which will be augmented by a new battery storage investment, which will be financed by the project. It is pledgedthat the project "ensures there is no impact on DTE's existing cu

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