Big tech dodged Washington state’s data center rules – but didn’t escape a sales tax bill

Big tech scored a big win in Washington with the defeat of data center regulations, but it lost a significant tax break for the facilities with the 11th-hour passage of a Senate bill.

Virginia Gov. Spanberger says consumption tax on data centers being discussed

With the House of Delegates and the state Senate at loggerheads over a $1.9 billion tax break for data centers, Gov. Abigail ...

Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks

Virginia senators are pushing to curtail a 5.3% tax break for data centers. The policy proposal comes while many communities are trying to defeat data center projects in zoning proceedings and some ...

Should RI give big tax breaks to attract data centers? Here's the debate.

Solar developer Revity Energy wants a 30-year sales tax break to bring a "mid-sized data center" to Smithfield.
WABE

Georgia bill to repeal new data center tax breaks advances out of Senate

A bill to repeal new sales tax subsidies for data center equipment advanced out of the Georgia state Senate on Friday, while ...

What to know about data centers and why communities are pushing back

The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and ...

Data center tax break close to getting zapped by WA Legislature

Tax breaks for data center operators could soon be stripped from Washington state law. On Saturday, the House Finance ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia Senate votes to claw back data center tax breaks

The Georgia Senate Friday morning passed a bill that would repeal the sales tax exemptions through 2028 and 2031, respectively.

Washington state lawmakers target data center sales tax breaks to help plug $2B budget gap

Washington lawmakers are considering ending a sales tax break for data center owners when they replace equipment.