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OpenAI Stargate The Barn (Saline Township, Michigan)

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Southeast Michigan, US · US · OpenAI Inc.

Under ConstructionExplicit AI InfrastructureUnder Review

Environment

Water Stress
Not DisclosedND
Aquifer Stress
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Grid Carbon Intensity
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Drought Risk
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Facility

CompanyOpenAI Inc.
OperatorRelated Digital (developer); Oracle (future operator/tenant); OpenAI; DTE Energy (power)
CategoryExplicit AI Infrastructure
StatusUnder Construction
Planned Year2028
Capacity
1000 MWC

Stargate campus on ~250 acres with three ~550,000 sq ft single-story buildings and more than 1 GW planned, nicknamed 'The Barn'. Groundbreaking held June 1, 2026 with all buildings under construction per DCD; Epoch AI projects Q4 2028 completion. Financing closed April 2026 (~$14-16B bonds reported).

Location
42.1606, -83.7838 · US
Campus AreaCoordinates approximate, near Saline city centre in Saline Township, Washtenaw County; not a primary-source coordinate.
RegionSoutheast Michigan, US
Research statusUnder Review

Evidence (1 source)

Related Digital, Oracle, OpenAI, Walbridge and Governor Whitmer celebrate construction of Stargate campus in Saline TownshipHigh trust
Journalism2026-06-01

Project status as of 2026-10-26

Groundbreaking event held June 1, 2026 (page returned HTTP 403 to fetch; date taken from URL and search-result text).

Community

Community concerns on recordPlanning objections on record

Related Digital sued the township after a rezoning request was refused (later settled); earlier 575-acre plan was scaled back. Closed-loop cooling claimed to limit daily water use.

Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.

Researcher Notes

Added 2026-10-26 from online research; coordinates are town-level unless noted.

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