# Stargate The Barn Campus > Under construction: a 1400 MW data center in Washtenaw County, Michigan, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-the-barn-campus-mi-dc_42ec31d60a7e Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-the-barn-campus-mi-dc_42ec31d60a7e.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records OpenAI is building a 1400 MW data center in Washtenaw County, Michigan (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** OpenAI (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1400 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Site area:** 250 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $16.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 450 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-10 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Jun 1, 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **City:** Saline Township (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **County:** Washtenaw (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **State:** Michigan (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** DTE Energy (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Stargate The Barn Campus | Under construction | 1400 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Stargate The Barn Campus under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 14, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building Stargate The Barn Campus? OpenAI is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Stargate The Barn Campus? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Stargate The Barn Campus get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Jun 1, 2026:** [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-and-openai-start-construction-on-stargate-data-center-campus-in-saline-township-michigan/) - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-and-openai-start-construction-on-stargate-data-center-campus-in-saline-township-michigan/). Reported for 2025-10. ## Related records - [OpenAI Stargate - Saline Township Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/openai-stargate-saline-township-campus-mi-dc_aeffd7c853e1): Same operator - [Project Camellia (OpenAI Effingham County Campus)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-camellia-openai-effingham-county-campus-ga-dc_8c6de6a79038): Same operator - [Stargate Lordstown Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-lordstown-campus-oh-dc_054a295b8ab9): Same operator - [Stargate Milam County Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-milam-county-campus-tx-dc_018c826e9750): Same operator - [Stargate Project Jupiter](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/stargate-project-jupiter-nm-dc_fdacd55a5c41): Same operator - [Alterra Marshall Technology & Energy Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/alterra-marshall-technology-energy-center-mi-dc_28289b256346): Same state - [Buick City Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/buick-city-data-center-mi-dc_b3eddcdaf553): Same state - [GenH Morley Dam Data Services Facility](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/genh-morley-dam-data-services-facility-mi-dc_dc781ac47bfe): Same state - [Gibraltar Data Center (former McLouth Steel site)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/gibraltar-data-center-former-mclouth-steel-site-mi-dc_8d82d876e55a): Same state - [Hyperscale Data Michigan Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/hyperscale-data-michigan-campus-mi-dc_b8a83504a571): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-and-openai-start-construction-on-stargate-data-center-campus-in-saline-township-michigan/) · as of Sep 14, 2026 · record stargate-saline-township-mi - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-and-openai-start-construction-on-stargate-data-center-campus-in-saline-township-michigan/) · as of Jul 5, 2026 - [CNBC (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/stargate-project-michigan-live-updates.html) · as of Jul 5, 2026 - [Related Digital (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.related-digital.com/news/openai-oracle-and-related-digital-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-michigan) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [PR Newswire (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/openai-oracle-and-related-digital-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-michigan-302600302.html) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Fortune (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-saline-politics-farmland/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Related Companies (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.related.com/press-releases/2025-10-30/openai-oracle-and-related-digital-announce-stargate-data-center-site) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://cubofmichigan.org/blog/mpsc-grants-expedited-approval-for-dte-contracts-with-hyperscale-data-center/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Michigan Public Service Commission (LARA e-docket) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://adms.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Mpsc/ViewCommissionOrderDocument/27397) · as of Sep 14, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/stargate-the-barn-campus-mi) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 73582215826046 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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