Saline Township campus

Related Digital (for OpenAI) · Saline Township, Michigan

Water — consumed, not returned

Taken from the basin3,506M gal/yr

Evaporated on site226M gal

Making the power3,280M gal

Basin stressLow

Where the water comes from: Municipal potable supply
Cooling: Closed-loop liquid
Basis: Modelled from cooling design — WUE 0.10 L/kWh

Air — what the stacks emit

Nitrogen oxides2,226t/yr

Sulphur dioxide4,453t/yr

Fine particulates411t PM2.5

Health damages$426M/yr

Where it burns: MISO North — Indiana / Illinois
Generation mix: Coal 32 · Gas 28 · Nuclear 17 · Wind 19
CO₂e: 4,067 kt/yr — climate, not air quality

Who wanted it

Who asked for it: OpenAI — Related Digital develops; Oracle and SoftBank in the financing structure
Who approved it: Saline Township rezoning approved 2025 over organised local opposition; DTE Energy large-load tariff; Washtenaw County drain and water agreements
What it serves: OpenAI compute under the Stargate programme
IT capacity: 0 MW running of 1,000 MW announced

The township board approved the rezoning at a meeting that drew hundreds of residents. DTE's tariff requires the customer to cover stranded-asset risk if the campus is abandoned — a clause that only started appearing in 2025.

ratepayer-cost disputeorganised local opposition

Where it is

42.1600°, -83.8500°

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Water and air figures are modelled from disclosed capacity, not measured — site-level error is roughly ±40%. Diesel backup generators are not counted, so on-site figures are floors. Full method.