OpenAI Stargate - Saline Township Campus
Sponsors & Partners
Project Timeline
Current canonical record
575-acre campus at US-12 & Braun Road. Five buildings including three large data halls, generator facility, warehouse, and administrative office. Later 2026 financing and construction announcements describe the Oracle/Stargate campus as a US$16 billion project.
Sources in the Feb-Jun 2026 window report state air and wetland permits issued in January 2026, financing secured at $16 billion, and a June 1, 2026 groundbreaking/shovel ceremony for the 2.2 million sq ft campus. Planet Detroit reported the January permits allow destruction of about 9 acres of wetlands and installation of 15 diesel backup generators; Michigan Public reported the June 1 groundbreaking.
The Stargate campus in Saline Township is under construction. The 575-acre plan calls for approximately 2.2 million square feet across three large data halls and support buildings. The sponsors describe a closed-loop cooling system. The Michigan Public Service Commission conditionally approved DTE Electric contracts for a 1,383 MW load, with cost and emergency-curtailment protections for other customers.
The project amount is not the tax-abatement basis
Three figures describe different things and should not be combined:
| Figure | Meaning |
|---|---|
| $16 billion | Project financing announced by Related Digital in April 2026 |
| $43.098 billion | Real- and personal-property investment claimed in Oracle America Cloud Services’ May 19, 2026 IFEC filing |
| $4.811 billion | Investment stated on the Form 1012 attached as Exhibit D to the October 2025 consent judgment |
On July 14, 2026, the township board approved the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate at the original approximately $4.8 billion basis presented with the settlement rather than Oracle’s later $43.1 billion filing basis. A contemporaneous observer reported the vote as unanimous; the official minutes and adopted resolution were not yet available when this profile was updated. State Tax Commission review and the legal effect of the differing applications remain unresolved.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | Township board rejected rezoning 4–1 |
| October 15, 2025 | Consent judgment entered with IFEC terms and Exhibit D |
| October 30, 2025 | OpenAI, Oracle, and Michigan announced the Stargate campus |
| December 18, 2025 | MPSC conditionally approved DTE’s special contracts for 1,383 MW |
| April 24, 2026 | Related Digital announced $16 billion in financing |
| June 1, 2026 | Sponsors held a construction celebration and groundbreaking event |
| July 14, 2026 | Township board approved the IFEC at the original approximately $4.8 billion basis |
Sources
- Michigan Public Service Commission: conditional approval of DTE energy contracts
- Related Digital: $16 billion financing announcement
- Oracle: June 1 construction celebration
- Saline Township consent judgment, Exhibit D, July 14 meeting video, and author-prepared evidence review; official July 14 minutes pending
Record provenance
This page is generated from the reviewed project database snapshot. The record was last reviewed on 2026-07-19. Blank fields mean the value was not publicly disclosed or could not be reconciled safely; they do not mean zero.