Georgia lawmakers introduce bills to end tax exemptions for data centers early, if not entirely

Georgia lawmakers introduce bills to end tax exemptions for data centers early, if not entirely

Two bills introduced at the Georgia Legislative Session could end tax exemptions for data centers early, or remove them entirely.

Error in state auditors’ data center review inflated job production and economic value

Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday.

Outrage over surge of data centers in Georgia inspires wave of bipartisan bills

A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy landscape and natural resources. Proposals call for greater transparency, elimination of the tax perk, and more.

An untimely oops puts data center tax breaks in question

For a General Assembly that has come to town trumpeting affordability as its goal, a revision to a recent report published last week by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts should have been a dash of cold water in the face. An earlier version of the study published last month reported that the $474 million in tax breaks given by the state to data centers had added a total of more than $4 billion to the state’s economy. Researchers appar…