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Project Cannoli

Status: Site work reported
Place: Van Buren Township, Michigan
County: Wayne County
Company: Panattoni
End user: Google (announced participant)
Type: Data center development
Power: 1,000 MW original maximum utility-service request (March 17, 2026)

Status context. WEMU's October 15 report says preliminary construction has begun. Site work is reported, not independently inspected data-hall construction, delivered capacity or operation. The developer's proposed-campus wording is retained; the primary final-plan decision and conditions have not been read.

Exact site not published; shown at county level. The dot is placed inside the county for the map and is not the site, its address or a parcel.

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Dated record.

February 11, 2026approved
March 17, 2026announced
October 1, 2026approved
October 1, 2026MPSC conditionally approved DTE and Google electricity contracts in U-22058. Acceptance and other conditions apply; this is a utility-contract milestone, not local siting or construction permission, completed obligations, energized service or operation.
March 17, 2026Google announced a Michigan data-center/energy collaboration and said it was evaluating Van Buren Township. The later county statement identifies Cannoli; the date is not final-plan approval, site-work commencement or 2700 MW of site IT capacity.
February 11, 2026Van Buren Township Planning Commission granted Project Cannoli preliminary site plan approval with conditions, 5 to 2. This is a preliminary planning milestone, not final plan approval, an issued building permit, satisfied conditions or operation.

Documented concerns.

Power and electric ratesMichigan Environmental Council, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club raised questions about projected ratepayer benefits and proposed stronger cost protections for Google's Van Buren Township project, as.
Noise, Water use, Water quality and discharge, Power and electric rates, Traffic and construction, Land use and zoning, Wildlife, wetlands and stormwater, HealthResidents raised concerns about noise, water, electric rates, construction dust, health, land use and wildlife during Van Buren Township's Project Cannoli planning review. The minutes record differing views and.

A documented item is a public record or report, not an Atlas finding.

Sources.

Reviewed sourcevbtmi.gov · checked October 14, 2026
Developer Project Cannoli design and proposed water supplierwww.panattoni.com · checked October 16, 2026
Wayne County public statement, extracted text viewwww.waynecountymi.gov · published October 1, 2026 · checked October 16, 2026
Michigan development and grid-resource announcementblog.google · published March 17, 2026 · checked October 16, 2026
Current Google location directory; flags are not status proofwww.datacenters.google · checked October 16, 2026
WEMU reporting of preliminary work and a plan votewww.wemu.org · published October 15, 2026 · checked October 16, 2026
February 11, 2026 planning minutes, page 20: preliminary approval with conditionsvbtmi.gov · checked October 16, 2026
October 14, 2026 agenda packet; August staff reviews and proposed final plansvbtmi.gov · checked October 16, 2026
Posted development agreement; blank developer and township signature pagesvbtmi.gov · checked October 16, 2026
Planning commission document index checked October 16, 2026vbtmi.gov · checked October 16, 2026
October 1, 2026 MPSC order U-22058-0187; operative provisions pages 137 to 141mi-psc.my.site.com · published October 1, 2026 · checked October 16, 2026
March 17, 2026 original DTE application/testimony; maximum requested load and adjustable ramp, PDF page 10mi-psc.my.site.com · published March 17, 2026 · checked October 16, 2026

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What stage does this record report?

Site work reported. This is the sourced Atlas label; it does not independently certify current operation. Compilation dated October 26, 2026. Record data and source links.

How precise is the mapped location?

Exact site not published; shown at county level. A map reference does not independently certify a parcel, roof or facility boundary. Compilation dated October 26, 2026. Record data and source links.

Where can I review the evidence?

12 distinct public source links are retained for this record. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Compilation dated October 26, 2026. Record data and source links.