Nevada governor limits tax breaks for data centers

Nevada governor limits tax breaks for data centers - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) - Opponents of data centers are reacting to Nevada's Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo's executive order to limit tax incentives for them. The executive order did not go far enough, according to Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democrat running against Lombardo for governor [...]

Nevada governor limits tax breaks for data centers

(The Center Square) - Opponents of data centers are reacting to Nevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo's executive order to limit tax incentives for them.

AFP-NV Applauds Governor Lombardo's Action to Protect Ratepayers on Data Center Growth

Carson City, NV — Americans for Prosperity – Nevada (AFP-NV) today praised Gov. Joe Lombardo’s executive order reforming the state’s data center tax abatement program, which requires companies receiving incentives to cover their own power costs, meet local water standards, and stop diverting revenue from Nevada’s schools. Ronnie Najarro, AFP-NV State Director, released the following statement: […]

Lombardo Executive Order Puts Guardrails on Data Centers After Ford-Authored 2015 Giveaway

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 17 establishing the Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development, requiring developers seeking tax abatements to pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover their own energy and infrastructure costs so ratepayers are not billed, meet local water standards, and protect grid reliability and host communities.  The order directs the Governor’s Office of Economic Develop…

Don’t use schools to justify more data centers

The governor's office released this photo of Gov. Joe Lombardo reading to students in Carson City during Nevada Reading Week in March 2023. Last week Lombardo issued an executive order which described data centers as "an unprecedented opportunity" for the state. The order aims to no longer provide a tax break that redirects revenue away from schools, at least for new data centers. That tax break remains in place for existing data centers .As a p…