Data center profile · North of Dundee village near Ann Arbor and Day roads, Dundee Township, Monroe County, Michigan

Project Ironwood (Dundee)

Cloverleaf Infrastructure's proposed $1 billion-plus data-center site on 350 acres north of Dundee, Michigan, halted before any application by a township moratorium after local outcry

Halted by moratorium. Dundee Township adopted a data-center moratorium in Oct. 2025, extended six months in Jan. 2026, halting the project; the predevelopment agreement was withdrawn at the developer's recommendation. DTE has not said how much power is available; no end user named.
350 acres
site Cloverleaf explored
near Ann Arbor and Day roads (press)
$1B+
taxable investment the developer cites
developer Q&A, Oct. 2025
6 months
moratorium extension, Jan. 2026
first adopted Oct. 2025
OperatorCloverleaf Infrastructure (land developer; would seek an operator after approvals and power)
CustomerNone named
Next stepNone published: the project is halted and no application has been accepted
Permits

Permits checklist

1 withdrawn · 1 checked, nothing on file

Township actions on record.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Money

Money on record

$1B+ taxable investment (developer) (no abatement or PILOT offered; presented as fully taxable). Company · Oct. 2025

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. July 21, 2025
    Site Cloverleaf meets village, township and county business officials about a data center Company · July 2025
  2. Oct. 8, 2025
    Site Cloverleaf holds a township town hall and publishes a Q&A on Project Ironwood Company · Oct. 2025
  3. Oct. 2025
    Permits Township adopts a temporary data-center moratorium amid public outcry News report · Oct. 2025
  4. Jan. 2026
    Permits Township extends the moratorium by six months News report · Jan. 2026
  5. March 18, 2026
    Site Press reports the project halted and the predevelopment agreement withdrawn News report · March 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Cloverleaf Infrastructure: land developer
Decision-makers
  • Dundee Township Board: moratorium
  • Village of Dundee
  • Monroe County Business Alliance: early talks
Power partners
  • DTE Energy: system impact study
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

30 records from 6 documents

Drawn from company statements, news reports and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

Company 2News report 2Dataset 2
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (4)
  • Utility: DTE Energy (study stage; capacity not yet determined)
    “Cloverleaf is working with DTE to study the site from a power perspective, but we do not yet know the amount of power DTE can provide.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Power model: grid power only; no primary on-site generation; a few backup generators planned
    “There will be no primary power generation source installed at Project Ironwood.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Oct 8, 2025: Cloverleaf Infrastructure held a Dundee Township townhall and published a Q&A for Project Ironwood (350-acre site): DTE will run a system impact study and the project must pay for identified transmission upg
    “Project Ironwood will be required to pay for any transmission upgrades that are identified.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • DTE Energy is the named utility (developer's own Q&A): system impact study is the live B4 step, the project pays for identified transmission upgrades, and new generation/capacity would be funded by the project. Township
    “Project Ironwood will be required to pay for any transmission upgrades that are identified.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
Money and contracts (6)
  • Tenant status: no end user named; operator to be sought after local approvals and power are confirmed
    “Once Project Ironwood has all the needed local approvals and power confirmed to the site, we will look for the right company to build and operate it.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Announced investment: 1 USD billions
    “Project Ironwood represents a taxable investment of more than $1B, which will inject a significant amount of new revenue into the Dundee community.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Announced: Oct. 8, 2025
    “Project Ironwood represents a taxable investment of more than $1B, which will inject a significant amount of new revenue into the Dundee community.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • large-load tariff framework: cost causation - project pays transmission upgrades and new generation/capacity it requires
    “DTE will perform a system impact study to determine what transmission upgrade requirements, if any, are needed to serve the site.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Cloverleaf's townhall Q&A frames Project Ironwood as a taxable investment of more than $1 billion, with Monroe County-estimated annual tax amounts for the Village and Township. No tax abatement or PILOT is offered or gra
    “Project Ironwood represents a taxable investment of more than $1B, which will inject a significant amount of new revenue into the Dundee community.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Project status: halted under township data center moratorium (instituted Oct 2025, extended six months in Jan 2026); predevelopment agreement withdrawn at developer's recommendation
    “Dundee Township has held several meetings on it and instituted a moratorium in October 2025, and extended it by six months in January 2026.”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (6)
  • Cloverleaf's Oct. 8, 2025 townhall Q&A: Cloverleaf is working with DTE to study : Power system impact study UNDERWAY; capacity not yet known
    “Cloverleaf is working with DTE to study the site from a power perspective, but we do not yet know the amount of power DTE can provide.”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Monroe County Business Alliance / Village of Dundee / Dundee Township officials:
    “Cloverleaf met with Monroe County Business Alliance (MCBA), Village, and Township officials on July 21, 2025, to discuss potential data center development.”
    Company · July 2025 · grade B
  • Dundee Township instituted a temporary moratorium on data center projects in October 2025 and extended it by six months in January 2026, halting Project Ironwood before any application; local opposition drove the pause (
    “Dundee Township has held several meetings on it and instituted a moratorium in October 2025, and extended it by six months in January 2026.”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
  • Six-month extension of the Oct 2025 moratorium, as reported by The Monroe News i: moratorium extended by six months
    “Dundee Township has held several meetings on it and instituted a moratorium in October 2025, and extended it by six months in January 2026.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Public outcry over Project Ironwood prompted Dundee Township to enact the moratorium; Cloverleaf paused its predevelopment track to take community feedback
    “Township officials approved a temporary moratorium on data center applications amid local opposition, halting the project.”
    Dataset · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • Township instituted a temporary moratorium on data center projects while it revi: moratorium instituted
    “Dundee Township has held several meetings on it and instituted a moratorium in October 2025, and extended it by six months in January 2026.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (5)
  • County code: 26115
    “FCC Census Block API for site point 41.9900,-83.6600: Block FIPS 261158308021010; County FIPS 26115, Monroe County, Michigan”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: Cloverleaf Infrastructure (land developer; end user not named)
    “Cloverleaf Infrastructure prepares land for large technology companies that build and operate data centers”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Project status: halted under township moratorium (instituted Oct 2025; extended six months in Jan 2026); no application accepted
    “Dundee Township has held several meetings on it and instituted a moratorium in October 2025, and extended it by six months in January 2026.”
    News report · March 2026 · grade C
  • Project identity: Cloverleaf Infrastructure 'Project Ironwood' data center campus, Dundee Township, Monroe County, MI
    “Cloverleaf has also explored a 350-acre site north of Dundee village near Ann Arbor and Day roads for a potential data center, called 'Project Ironwood.'”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Site acres: 350 acres
    “Cloverleaf has also explored a 350-acre site north of Dundee village near Ann Arbor and Day roads for a potential data center, called 'Project Ironwood.'”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C