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Taxpayer group says some state tax policies disadvantage data centers

A taxpayer group warns some state tax rules put data centers at a competitive disadvantage amid ongoing concerns about their environmental and energy impacts.

Published Oct 11, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT | WFMZZ

A taxpayer group says certain state tax policies disadvantage data centers — the buildings that house thousands of servers used for cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Those facilities have increasingly faced scrutiny over environmental and energy concerns.