Data center profile · East side of Milford Road, South Hill Business Park West, Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan

Verrus Project Flex (Lyon Township, MI)

Six-building, 525 MW (developer's utility-demand figure) campus on 172 acres in Lyon Township, Michigan; conditional site-plan approval Sept. 2025, drain easement denied, no building permit.

Conditionally approved, stalled. Planning commission approved site plan with conditions Sept. 8, 2025; sound study and energy audit are under review, no building permit. The township board denied a needed drain-bypass easement May 4, 2026. No tenant, power contract or financing on record.
The site, Satellite image, March 13, 2025
525 MW
total power demand at full buildout (developer says)
200 MW in 2027, then up to 525 MW; utility load, not IT capacity
1.8M sq ft
six buildings of about 306,000 sq ft each on 172 acres
48 ft tall including mechanical screens
Sept. 8, 2025
conditional site-plan approval by the planning commission
valid to Sept. 8, 2027 once completed plans are stamped
0
building permits, power contracts or tenants on record
drain-bypass easement denied May 4, 2026
OperatorVerrus, LLC (Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners platform), with landowner and contractor Walbridge
CustomerNone named; this would be Verrus's first data center
Planned IT capacity420 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
Next deadlineSept. 8, 2027: Conditional site-plan approval expires (once completed plans are stamped approved)
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview1
Satellite image, March 13, 2025. Pin: Verrus Project Flex, Lyon Township.
Permits

Permits checklist

1 denied · 1 contested · 3 pending · 1 granted · 3 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

DTE Electric grid service (dedicated on-site substation plus a second to the east)Planned, no agreement
525 MW
developer's total demand, 200 MW in 2027; no DTE contract, interconnection or special-contract filing found Local government · Jan. 2026
Proposed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Jan. 22, 2026
    Demand figure published
    Verrus and a regional agency state 200 MW in 2027, reaching 525 MW at full buildout. Company · Oct. 2026
  2. March 18, 2026
    DTE seeks new large-load rules
    DTE asks state regulators to approve a provision for loads over 100 MW, with an 80% minimum bill; the filing is not specific to this campus. State agency · Oct. 2026
  3. Oct. 2, 2026
    Battery plan enters the state record
    A witness in a Consumers Energy rate case cites the planned four-hour battery system; no DTE filing exists. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  4. As of Oct. 2026
    No service agreement found
    No DTE special contract, supply agreement or interconnection agreement for the project appears in the state record. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  5. Not set
    Utility agreement: not signed
    Verrus says it can switch to batteries and curtail load, but its test was with NREL at 70 MW elsewhere, not at this campus or with DTE. Company · Oct. 2026
Money

Money on record

80%
minimum bill DTE proposes for loads over 100 MW
framework case, not specific to this campus State agency · Oct. 2026
$12.4M
value of StepStone's Verrus holding at Sept. 30, 2025
13 million units; Verrus is a 2024 platform of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners SEC filing · Nov. 2025

Not on record: financing or capital cost: a StepStone fund holds 13 million Verrus units, valued at $12.4M, no project funding on record SEC filing · Oct. 2026; tax abatement requested or granted: no development agreement either Local government · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Feb. 2025
    Site Verrus and Walbridge first meet Local government · Oct. 2026
  2. Aug. 7, 2025
    Permits Township receives the site plan application Local government · Oct. 2026
  3. Sept. 8, 2025
    Permits Planning commission conditionally approves the site plan; no public hearing was required Local government · Oct. 2026
  4. Dec. 11, 2025
    Permits Township says required updated plans have not been received Local government · Oct. 2026
  5. Jan. 8, 2026
    Permits Township says the commission may revisit the approval; no building permit until conditions are met Local government · Oct. 2026
  6. Jan. 12, 2026
    Site About 125 residents attend a planning commission meeting to oppose the project News report · Oct. 2026
  7. Jan. 22, 2026
    Site Verrus presents 200 MW in 2027 rising to 525 MW and says there will be no diesel generators Company · Oct. 2026
  8. March 26, 2026
    Legal Residents file recall petitions against the township board News report · Oct. 2026
  9. April 8, 2026
    Permits Second final site plan submitted without a diesel fleet Local government · Oct. 2026
  10. May 4, 2026
    Permits Township board unanimously denies the drain-bypass easement News report · Oct. 2026
  11. Sept. 8, 2027
    Permits Site-plan approval expires unless extended News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Satellite captures by quarter

Since May 2023: 3 satellite captures.

Satellite
’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

6 buildings
about 306,000 sq ft each, 48 ft tall
Local government · Oct. 2026
172 acres
owned by Walbridge in South Hill Business Park West
Local government · Oct. 2026
~9M gallons a year
water demand (company)
Company · Oct. 2026
44 dB(A)
modeled operational noise (press); independent township review pending
Local government · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Verrus, LLC: developer, a Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners platform
  • Walbridge: landowner since 1984, contractor and co-applicant
  • Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners: parent; investors reported to include Alphabet, Ontario Teachers and StepStone (press)
Decision-makers
  • Lyon Township Planning Commission: site plan approval
  • Lyon Township Board of Trustees: denied the easement
  • Michigan EGLE and the Oakland County drain office: pre-construction sign-offs
Power
  • DTE Electric: serving utility
  • Michigan Public Service Commission: regulator
Consultants
  • Kimley-Horn: site plan and sound study
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

166 records from 30 documents

Drawn from local government records, news reports, public and commercial datasets, company statements, state agency records, securities filings and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

Local government 9News report 8Dataset 7Company 3State agency 2SEC filing 2Utility regulator 1
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 (22)
  • Utility: DTE Energy (DTE Electric Company)
    “Project Flex was named by DTE. The application submitted to the Township noted Project Flex”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: 525 MW
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “The final site plans do not include generators. Exception are generators required by the Fire Department for emergency backup”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Original target date: 2027
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Backup power design: BESS primary backup (under 4 hours); diesel fleet removed from the final site plan; six Fire-Department emergency generators only
    “Diesel generators are not on the final site plan and were explicitly noted to not be part of the operation as part of the conditional site plan approval”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility tariff application (framework, not campus-specific): filed
    “DTE Electric proposes a Large Load Provision to apply to its customers requesting service for incremental load (1) exceeding 100 MW at a single site”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer phasing: 200 MW of demand in 2027 ramping to 525 MW at full campus build-out; no building COD has ever been stated
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 7.17 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 7.12 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 0.84 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Developer: Verrus, LLC
    “I am the Head of Energy at Verrus, LLC, a developer of next-generation, flexible, grid-aware data centers”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 525 MW
    “525 total MW (200 MW in 2027, + 325 MW with full campus)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Study session: Verrus publishes the 525 MW total-demand figure (200 MW in 2027, +325 MW at full build-out)
    “525 total MW (200 MW in 2027, + 325 MW with full campus)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Flexible-load claims, graded: Verrus says its platform can curtail load up to 100 percent within one minute by switching to on-site batteries, demonstrated with NREL at 70 MW of test infrastructure in Colorado (May 2025)
    “Our technology platform has progressed beyond the proof-of-concept stage to commercial readiness”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 525 MW
    “the total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: DTE Energy - a dedicated Project Flex substation will be built on site and a second DTE substation to the east
    “A substation dedicated to Project Flex will be constructed onsite in the South Hill Business Park West and a DTE substation to the east”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 525 MW
    “the total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Interconnection status: Interconnection study / planning stage - DTE Electric service; DTE is planning a substation to accommodate all energy requirements, and a dedicated Project Flex substation will be built on site at
    “DTE is planning a substation to accommodate all energy requirements.”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 200 MW
    “According to the presentation made by Verrus at the Township Study Meeting held on Jan 22, 2026, the total power demand in 2027 will be 200MW reaching up to 525MW as campus is built out”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (21)
  • Acres: 172 acres
    “Project Flex consists of six separate buildings about 306,000 square feet each that, in total, is 1.8M square feet on 172 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Buildings: 6
    “Project Flex consists of six separate buildings about 306,000 square feet each that, in total, is 1.8M square feet on 172 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Building area total: 1800000 sq ft
    “Project Flex consists of six separate buildings about 306,000 square feet each that, in total, is 1.8M square feet on 172 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Building height: 48 ft
    “There is also a screen for the mechanical equipment that will extend vertically another 14 feet beyond the parapet height, resulting in a total building height of 48 feet”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Incentives status: No tax abatement requested or granted; no Act 198 IFT; no development agreement
    “No requests for abatements to the Township have been made by Verrus”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Nda status: No NDAs signed by the Township
    “No Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs) were signed by the Township”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval (conditional): scope Conditional approval of the Project Flex site plan as a permitted use in the I-1/I-2 districts; six buildings, about 1.8M sq ft on 172 acres. No rezoning, special land use, public
    “The Lyon Township Planning Commission approved the site plan with conditions on September 8, 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval (conditional): condition Sound study and energy audit: the approval is subject to an energy audit and a sound study; the sound study was received Jan 7, 2026, and the township will seek independent rev
    “Importantly, the approval is subject to an energy audit and a sound study”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval (conditional): condition Building permit bar: no building permit can be issued until the conditions, and other concerns, have been addressed
    “A building permit cannot be issued until these conditions, and other concerns have been addressed”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval (conditional): condition No diesel generators: diesel generators are explicitly noted as not part of the operation under the conditional approval. Per the developer, adding diesel later would require a
    “Diesel generators are not on the final site plan and were explicitly noted to not be part of the operation as part of the conditional site plan approval”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Electric service framework, DTE Rate Schedule D11 Large Load Provision (MPSC Case U-22061); NOT campus-specific: scope DTE application filed Mar 18, 2026 for expedited approval of D11 amendments: Large Load Provision fo
    “DTE Electric proposes a Large Load Provision to apply to its customers requesting service for incremental load (1) exceeding 100 MW at a single site”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Tax abatement (Michigan Act 198 IFT), NONE: scope FINDING: no abatement was requested by Verrus and none was granted; no Act 198 certificate, PILOT, or development agreement exists for this campus. Walbridge's earlier g
    “No requests for abatements to the Township have been made by Verrus”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Non-disclosure agreement, NONE: scope FINDING: no non-disclosure agreement was signed by anyone from the Township or its consultants in connection with Project Flex
    “Township Board approval was not part of this process, nor were any Non-Disclosure Agreements signed by anyone from the Township or its consultants”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Tenant status: none found - no tenant named; Verrus is the developer
    “none found”
    grade B
  • Tenants: not stated
    “The data center plans were submitted by Verrus”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant status: none announced
    “The 1.8 million-square-foot data center approved for Lyon Township would be the first one constructed by Verrus”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site plan approval (conditional): condition Updated plans: the applicant must submit updated plans and supporting information required by the conditions; as of Dec 11, 2025 the township had not received them. A 2nd Final
    “The applicant must also submit hard copies of updated plans and supporting information that had not yet been received as of Dec. 11 by the township”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site plan approval (conditional): termination Expiry: once the completed plans are received and stamped approved, the approval is valid until September 8, 2027
    “The approval will be valid until September 8, 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Electric service agreement with DTE, NONE: scope FINDING: no DTE special contract, energy supply agreement, or interconnection agreement for Project Flex exists in the MPSC record or any source opened. The only MPSC men
    “the Flex Project data center project proposed by developer Verras for South Lyon Township is planning to have sufficient battery storage onsite to power the data center for four hours, and plans to participate in DTE DR programs”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Drain-bypass easement: termination DENIED: on May 4, 2026 the Township Board voted unanimously to deny easements on township-owned property that would have allowed Walbridge and the County Water Resources Commission to c
    “unanimously voting to deny easements on township-owned property which would have allowed Walbridge and the Oakland County Water Resource Commission to clear trees and install a future drain bypass”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • No tenant, financing, or construction contract announced as of this pass; Project Flex would be the first data center Verrus has ever built, and the company was founded about a year and a half before its Jan 2026 townshi
    “would be the first one constructed by Verrus, a data center company founded just a year-and-a-half ago”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (31)
  • Jurisdiction: Lyon Township Planning Commission (site plan authority); data center is a principal permitted use in the I-1/I-2 districts, no rezoning, special land use, public hearing, or Township Board approval require
    “Data Center is a Principal Permitted Use in I-1 and I-2 zoning districts and therefore the project did not require rezoning and did not need Special Land Use approval”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Construction stage: entitled, conditional site plan approval only; no final approval, no building permit, no construction
    “A building permit cannot be issued until these conditions, and other concerns have been addressed”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Stage: announced only (conditional approval; not construction-ready)
    “The Planning Commission may be revisiting the site plan approval for Project Flex to ensure that the required conditions and concerns have been appropriately and thoroughly addressed”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval date: Sept. 8, 2025
    “The Lyon Township Planning Commission approved the site plan with conditions on September 8, 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan application: received
    “On August 7, 2025, the Township received the Site Plan Application”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan approval: approved conditional
    “The Lyon Township Planning Commission approved the site plan with conditions on September 8, 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Sound study: received
    “The sound study was received the evening of January 7, 2026”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Final site plan (2nd submittal): submitted
    “The 2 nd Final Site Plan was submitted on April 8, 2024. The plans do not include generators”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Agency sign-offs (EGLE; Oakland County Drain Commission): outstanding
    “there are permits from other agencies that are required before construction can begin, including a cleanout of the New Hudson Drain”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Building permit: not issued
    “A building permit cannot be issued until these conditions, and other concerns have been addressed”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Planning Commission conditionally approves the site plan, a permitted use, so no public hearing was required; many residents learned of the project only months later
    “The Lyon Township Planning Commission approved the site plan with conditions on September 8, 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Township statement: the Planning Commission may revisit the approval; independent review of the sound study and energy audit required; no building permit until the conditions are addressed
    “The Planning Commission may be revisiting the site plan approval for Project Flex”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • A draft Large Land Use Special Land Use Ordinance Amendment (draft for discussion Sep 9, 2026, circulating via a third-party host) would make large uses subject to special-land-use review with traffic and sound/vibration
    “The Township Planning Commission is currently reviewing proposed changes to the Ordinance in regard to large land use”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Planning Commission: Project Flex site plan review
    “The Planning Commissioners reviewed the Site Plan and questioned the applicant at their Sept 8, 2025, meeting and at the time expressed their opinions and vote regarding the project”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Township Board of Trustees: Board informed of the Planning Commission conditional approval by the PC liaison
    “The Township Board learned of the project at their October meeting when the PC Liaison shared that the PC had conditionally approved the project”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Downtown Development Authority Board: Verrus presentation on Project Flex
    “The DDA Board at their October 2025 meeting was given a presentation by Verrus”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Township Board of Trustees: Resident comments on Project Flex; township begins compiling questions for Walbridge and Verrus
    “Based on the insightful comments and questions by concerned residents at the Township Board meeting on January 5, 2026, the Township is compiling a list of questions”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Planning Commission: Review of proposed large-land-use ordinance changes (March and April 2026 meetings), prospective; does not change Project Flex's permitted-use status
    “The Township Planning Commission is currently reviewing proposed changes to the Ordinance in regard to large land use”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Air permit, Permit to Install (Rule 201): none found
    “Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) requires a Permit to Install (PTI) under Rule 201 for any generator that meets certain criteria”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Township study session / informational meeting (South Lyon East High School): Verrus Project Flex presentation and Detroit Regional Partnership presentation; public Q&A
    “The project does not have permits for diesel generators and there are no plans to install them in Lyon Township”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Permit stage: Project Flex has site plan conditional approval only (Lyon Township, Sep 2025); the campus has not yet acquired the permits and approvals necessary to begin construction, and EGLE sign-off is a stated pre-c
    “the proposed campus has not yet acquired the permits and approvals necessary to begin construction”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: not stated
    “the proposed campus has not yet acquired the permits and approvals necessary to begin construction”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Drain-bypass easement: denied
    “unanimously voting to deny easements on township-owned property which would have allowed Walbridge and the Oakland County Water Resource Commission to clear trees and install a future drain bypass”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Electric special contract: none found
    “the Flex Project data center project proposed by developer Verras for South Lyon Township is planning to have sufficient battery storage onsite to power the data center for four hours”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Recall petitions filed against the entire Township Board of Trustees over the approval (second attempt that month, per The Midwesterner). Separately, in June 2026 reporting, State Sen. Runestad advocated a statewide data
    “filed multiple recall petitions against each of the elected board members on March 26, 2026”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Township Board unanimously denies the New Hudson Drain bypass easements; local press reports Project Flex may not be able to move forward without the bypass
    “But it appears that without the easement and drain bypass, Project Flex can't move forward”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • GLREA witness testimony in Consumers Energy rate case U-22070 cites the Flex Project's planned four-hour battery storage and intent to participate in DTE demand-response programs, the developer's claims have entered the
    “the Flex Project data center project proposed by developer Verras for South Lyon Township is planning to have sufficient battery storage onsite to power the data center for four hours”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • As of Oct 2026 the campus has not acquired the permits/approvals needed to begin construction; the energy audit and sound study have yet to be fully reviewed (Data Center Dynamics)
    “the proposed campus has not yet acquired the permits and approvals necessary to begin construction”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Planning Commission: Public comment on Project Flex (project not on the agenda); about 125 residents attended
    “Around 125 people showed up at a Lyon Township Planning Commission Monday to voice their disapproval”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Township Board of Trustees: Easement request for New Hudson Drain bypass (Walbridge / Oakland County Water Resources Commission)
    “Trustee Sean O'Neil made the motion to deny, saying simply that the easement and bypass are not currently in the best interests of the township”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: Sept. 8, 2025
    “The Township was very transparent in identifying Project Flex as a data center on the September 8, 2025 Planning Commission agenda”
    News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (17)
  • Name: Verrus Project Flex
    “Project Flex was named by DTE. The application submitted to the Township noted Project Flex”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • State: MI
    “Lyon Township wishes to inform residents and concerned individuals of an important update concerning the conditional site plan approval for Project Flex, a data center campus proposed within our community”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Verrus and Walbridge first meet (per Verrus's Ms. Poyer, via the township GENERAL Q&A)
    “Ms. Poyer with Verrus has stated that Verrus first met with Walbridge in February 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Verrus and Walbridge request a pre-application meeting with Lyon Township
    “First contact with the Township occurred when Verrus and Walbridge requested a pre-application meeting in June 2025”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Site plan application received by the township
    “On August 7, 2025, the Township received the Site Plan Application”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kimley-Horn sound study received by the township; posted Jan 8, 2026
    “The sound study was received the evening of January 7, 2026”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Second Final Site Plan submitted; the diesel generator fleet shown on the original application is removed
    “The final site plans do not include generators”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Filing record: No SEC filing states any figure for this campus, and Alphabet never names the venture: CIK-constrained searches of Alphabet filings for "Verrus" and "Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners" each return 0 documen
    “CIK-constrained search of Alphabet Inc. filings for "Verrus" returned 0 documents”
    SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer headquarters: 918 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043
    “Verrus primary business address is: 918 N Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Water use: 9000000 gal/yr
    “Water Demand ~9 million gallons per year”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Township press release: the approval conditions remain outstanding and the required updated plans have not yet been received
    “had not yet been received as of Dec. 11 by the township”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site acres: 172 acres
    “Acreage 172; Facility Size ~1.8M total SF (6 ~306k SF Buildings)”
    Local government · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • Sponsor parent: Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP)
    “The data center plans were submitted by Verrus, which is operated by the holding company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Landowner: Walbridge
    “Project Flex, which includes six buildings on 172 acres owned by Walbridge in South Hill Business Park West”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site description: East side of Milford Road, south of the Huron Valley Trail crossing and New Hudson Drive West, in South Hill Business Park (West), Lyon Township
    “it will be located on the east side of Milford Road, south of the Huron Valley Trail crossing and south of New Hudson Drive West”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • County: Oakland County
    “which would have allowed Walbridge and the Oakland County Water Resource Commission to clear trees and install a future drain bypass”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site plan approval expiry: Sept. 8, 2027
    “The approval will be valid until September 8, 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback.