Kent County, MI
Microsoft Gaines Township Data Center
Microsoft. Filed.
Microsoft bought roughly 316 acres of land, including a parcel at 7174 Patterson Avenue, for a possible data center campus in Gaines Township just south of Grand Rapids. The company has filed a rezoning request and agreed to a detailed set of legally binding conditions, but a full site plan and public hearings on construction details are still ahead. Consumers Energy is expected to supply the power.
- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Applicant on record
- Microsoft
- Location
- 7174 Patterson Avenue SE, Caledonia, MI, Gaines Charter Township, Kent County, MI
- Size
- MW not reported, 316 acres
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Consumers Energy
- First reported
- 2024-10
- Last updated
- August 29, 2026
Sources
- Microsoft submits plans for Gaines Township data center, Crain's Grand Rapids Business
- Consumers Energy on Microsoft AI data center in Gaines Township ahead of public hearing, WWMT
- Microsoft buying more Gaines Township land for proposed data center, WOODTV
What it would mean nearby
Consumers Energy is asking the commission for a 9.8% residential increase (2027-2028 electric rate case (docket U-22070)). On a $155 monthly bill that is about $13 to $17 a month. 2026 electric rate case (docket U-21870) raised residential rates 8.9% from May 2026: about $12 to $16 a month on a $155 bill. This does not change a typical home bill by itself, but it sets the rules meant to stop the cost of new data center power hookups from being spread across every Consumers Energy customer's rate.
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