SC data centers received $828M in tax breaks on electricity and computer purchases last year

SC data centers received $828M in tax breaks on electricity and computer purchases last year

Seven South Carolina data center companies received $828 million in sales tax breaks on their technology and energy purchases last year. An attempt to block the incentives failed in the state Senate on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The above is a rendering of the $800 million data center under construction in Aiken County by Facebook parent company Meta. (Illustration courtesy of Meta)COLUMBIA — Six years ago, there was no data center in South Carol…