"Project Flex" Data Center (Verrus, Lyon Township)

Verrus. Filed

Verrus wants to build a six building, 1.8 million square foot data center called Project Flex on 172 acres off Milford Road in Lyon Township, near South Lyon. The township's planning commission conditionally approved the project in September 2025, valid only until September 2027, and Verrus submitted revised plans on August 13, 2026 addressing noise, lighting, and stormwater concerns with taller acoustic walls and relocated transmission lines. The township has since pulled the project from its September 14, 2026 planning commission agenda and no new hearing date has been announced.

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Status: Filed
Operator: Verrus
Applicant on record: Verrus
Location: Lyon Township, Oakland County, MI (approximate, city center)
Size: MW not reported, 172 acres, 1,800,000 sq ft
Cooling: Not reported
Utility: DTE Electric
Last updated: September 14, 2026

What happens next

Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.

Sources

Verrus data center planned for Lyon Township, Crain's Detroit Business
Lyon Township 'may be revisiting' data center site plan: Residents pack meeting, Planet Detroit, 2026-01-13
Project Flex data center eyes final Lyon Township approval amid pushback from nearby residents, WXYZ
Project Flex Developer to Go Back Before Lyon Township Planners in September, WHMI 93.5, 2026-08
Project Flex one year later: Part I, The Livingston Post

What it would mean nearby

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.

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