Gibraltar Data Center (former McLouth Steel site)
Raeden (with Cal Realty / Ferragon Corp.) · Gibraltar, MI · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- 27800 W. Jefferson Avenue
- Coordinates
- 42.106282080203, -83.196799127817
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 100 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-09-21
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Application submitted to the city; the city asked for additional detail.
Underlying source - Proposed
City council passed a one-year data-center moratorium on 2026-03-09, halting consideration.
Underlying source - Proposed
Developers filed suit on 2026-08-17 seeking a declaration that the moratorium is invalid and an order compelling the city to approve the plans.
Underlying source
Source notes
100 MW proposal on the former McLouth Steel plant site (operated from the 1950s to 1996, now a steel processing site) at 27800 W. Jefferson Ave., with an adjacent Superfund property at 28000 W. Jefferson. The record remains listed as proposed, not cancelled: the application is blocked by the moratorium and is the subject of active litigation, not a denial. Confirmed absences: no acreage, investment figure, water figure, or job count is stated in either source. The '80,000 households' comparison is the source's characterisation of the 100 MW draw, not an additional measured figure. Coordinates are the US Census geocoder's match for the street address named in the source; the parcel is not confirmed.
Sources and provenance
- Gibraltar faces data center developer lawsuit after city passes moratorium · source retrieved 2026-09-09
- How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted. · source retrieved 2026-09-21
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.