Wayne County, MI

Solstice Data Center (Allen Park)

Solstice Data. Denied. 26 MW.

A company called Solstice Data proposed a 26 megawatt data center near homes and a high school in Allen Park, a Detroit suburb. After the city's planning commission postponed a vote three times over incomplete traffic, sound, and engineering studies, it rejected the site plan 7 to 2 in June 2026. City officials are also weighing their own six month moratorium to write clearer rules before the next proposal arrives.

Status: Denied
Operator: Solstice Data
Applicant on record: Solstice Data
Location: Allen Park, Wayne County, MI (approximate, city center)
Size: 26 MW
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: DTE Electric
Last updated: August 29, 2026

Sources

Allen Park planners reject proposed data center: 'We're gonna celebrate with one eye open', Planet Detroit, 2026-06-05
Data center site plan denied in Allen Park after voting was postponed three times, WXYZ
Proposed Data Center Campus in Allen Park, Michigan Still Faces Stiff Opposition despite Q and A, Construction Review Online

What it would mean nearby

The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 26 MW facility would draw roughly 82,000 to 297,000 gallons of water a day, about what 900 households use.

DTE Electric is asking the commission for a 9.7% residential increase (2027 electric rate case (docket U-22046)). On a $160 monthly bill that is about $13 to $18 a month. 2026 electric distribution rate case (docket U-21860) raised residential rates 4.1% from March 2026: about $6 to $8 a month on a $160 bill. The order is meant to keep this one data center's power costs off the bills of regular DTE residential customers, but critics argue the fast, largely ex parte approval process did not fully test that promise.

For a noise estimate and the three distance rings, check your own address.