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Clouded Judgment: Data Center Subsidies Don’t Add Up – Good Jobs First
Good Jobs First analyzes independent state evaluations from Virginia, Georgia, and Washington showing that data center tax incentive programs result in net revenue losses for state and local governments. Data center companies receive more in sales tax exemptions and property tax abatements than they contribute in tax revenue, contradicting industry claims of fiscal benefits. The…
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Mapped: The Massive Network Powering U.S. Data Centers
Loudoun County, Virginia holds nearly 6 GW of operating and under-construction data center capacity — more than any other U.S. county — with 6,300 MW more planned. An NREL map for the Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office plots power transmission hubs and data center demand nationwide, showing where grid strain concentrates as U.S. data…
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Report: Data Centers’ Climate Impacts in the Northwest
A Sightline Institute report finds that data centers consume 11 percent of Oregon's electricity and 6 percent of Washington's, yet the region's policy safeguards have so far prevented significant climate backsliding. While utilities could delay shutting down gas plants if data center demand projections materialize, the report urges Northwest policymakers to leverage tech companies' energy…
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Cloudy With a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets
This report by Good Jobs First reveals that at least 10 U.S. states lose over $100 million per year in tax revenue to data center sales and use tax exemptions, with costs spiraling as the industry grows — Texas alone revised its FY 2025 projection from $130 million to $1 billion in just 23 months.…
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms