State Tax Breaks for Data Centers Come Under Fire With AI Boom

Data centers have emerged as a major political target in state capitals as they proliferate across the country and elected officials hear complaints from their voters about the massive, energy-guzzling warehouses. That has put tax breaks for data centers—which can amount to hundreds of millions of dollars annually in some states—squarely in the legislative cross hairs. State lawmakers in more than a dozen states have introduced legislation to repeal sales tax exemptions or raise the bar to qualify for them. Support for rolling back incentives cuts across party lines, with Republicans and Democrats expressing opposition to subsidizing a rapidly growing industry. But the industry's boosters also cross party lines, and two Republican governors have vetoed attempts in previous years to repeal the tax breaks. On this episode of Talking Tax, Bloomberg Tax reporter Daniel Moore discusses how these tax exemptions work, why they've grown so much, and how they could change this year. Do you have feedback on this episode of Talking Tax? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

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State Tax Breaks for Data Centers Come Under Fire With AI Boom is an episode from Tax & Accounting Podcast by Bloomberg Tax.

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This episode was published on Feb 11, 2026.

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