Amazon Pulls Back on Becker Data Center Plan

Amazon suspends Minnesota project amid impending repeal of tax exemption for data centers AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryDevelopment of a proposed Amazon data center in Becker, Minn., has been suspended following news that legislators intend to repeal electricity tax exemptions for data centers. That repeal was a part of a budget deal negotiated this month by Gov. Walz and legislative leaders from both parties. Under the deal, companies that operate data centers will begin paying taxes on electricity, but tax exemptions on software and hardware wil…

Amazon pulls back on Becker data center plan

Amazon is the second big tech company to hold off on a planned big data center in Becker.

Amazon scraps Becker data center plan

Plans for Amazon to build a data center in Becker, Minnesota, are being put on hold as the company evaluates other options.

Amazon suspends Minnesota data center as lawmakers plan to reduce Big Tech tax breaks

Amazon says it has suspended plans for a massive data center in Becker, Minnesota, an announcement that comes after state lawmakers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said they will reduce tax breaks for these projects.

Amazon suspends data center project in Becker, Minnesota

State utility regulators in February also ruled Amazon must prove it needs 250 backup diesel generators at the site, a decision the company sought to reverse at the Legislature.