Grand River Power Company Smithville Bitcoin Mine
Operating · Owner: Grand River Power Company1 · Congressional district 7 · Owner type: Owner formerly mined bitcoin
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This project is in MI-7. Your representative is Tom Barrett.
Tom Barrett (R), U.S. Representative MI-7 · Outgoing, leaves office Jan 2027 · 202-225-4872 · website
How many local workers and apprentices will this project employ? Who will pay for its grid and water upgrades? Where can residents see those commitments in writing? All officials for this project
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- The effect of this project on household bills.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
Water
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- How much water this project will use and where it comes from.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
Housing
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
Taxes and incentives
- What we know
- No project-specific public estimate identified.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
Find jobs here
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Who represents this project?
A question to ask them: How many local workers and apprentices will this project employ? Who will pay for its grid and water upgrades? Where can residents see those commitments in writing?
Your current officials
- Gretchen Whitmer (D), Governor · Leaves this office Jan 2027
- Gary C. Peters (D), U.S. Senator · Leaves this office Jan 2027 · 202-224-6221 · contact form
- Elissa Slotkin (D), U.S. Senator · 202-224-4822 · website
- Tom Barrett (R), U.S. Representative MI-7 · Outgoing, leaves office Jan 2027 · 202-225-4872 · website
Officials taking office in January 2027
- Jocelyn Benson (D), Governor-elect
- Abdul El-Sayed (D), U.S. Senator-elect
- William Lawrence (D), U.S. Representative-elect MI-7
A question you could ask them: who will pay for the power lines and water service this site needs?
Their statements and votes · All sites in Eaton County · Something wrong? Fix it
What they have said
As Governor, I will put a moratorium on data centers. No data centers will be built in Michigan unless there are rules in place that make them negotiate with communities in the open, ban them from getting tax breaks and using up our water, and require them to pay for their power.5
Unless and until a community has its own oversight, at this point, no more data centers. We need action at the federal level.7
If a state government is saying, “How do we act here?” I think a moratorium makes sense.7
All across this district, everyday Michiganders are standing up and fighting back against the Big Tech companies trying to bulldoze their communities.8
Nearby sites
- Mason / Vevay Township Data Center (unnamed developer), Ingham County, MI · 9 miles · Announced
- Liquid Web Lansing DC3 (2703 Ena Drive), Eaton County, MI · 14 miles · Operating
- ACD.net MetroIX Lansing Data Center (1800 N. Grand River Ave), Ingham County, MI · 18 miles · Operating
- Alterra Marshall Technology & Energy Center, Calhoun County, MI · 23 miles · Announced
- Alterra Development Corporation Data Center, Calhoun County, MI · 25 miles · Announced
Sources
- 1.Sue Data Centers, Grand River Power Company Smithville Bitcoin Mine listing, accessed Nov 5, 2026. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor MI result. ↩
- 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate MI result. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House MI-7 result. ↩
- 5.Benson campaign data centers page, Benson campaign data centers page statement. ↩
- 6.Planet Detroit, Sep 2026, Planet Detroit, Sep 2026 statement, Sep 25, 2026. ↩
- 7.Saline press conference, El-Sayed campaign transcript, Saline press conference, El-Sayed campaign transcript statement, Jul 30, 2026. ↩
- 8.Michigan Public, Sep 18, 2026, Michigan Public, Sep 18, 2026 statement, Sep 18, 2026. ↩
- 9.WKAR, WKAR statement, Oct 27, 2026. ↩
Questions
How many jobs does a data center create?
It varies a lot by site and construction crews are much larger than the permanent staff that runs a site. We only show figures linked to a primary public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians do the largest share of the work, followed by pipefitters and HVAC mechanics for cooling, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and low voltage and controls technicians. Running sites hire data center technicians, facilities staff and security. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
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