Data Centers

Muni AI issuance may reach up to $11 billion in 2026, less than 2% of expected muni issuance, the firm said.

Maryland enters the data center regulation movement as Governor Wes Moore signs an executive order and signals an end to sales tax exemptions.

In an unusually competitive election season in the GOP dominated Lone Star State, candidate platforms include moves that could impact state and local finances.

Data centers are expected to produce $1.3 billion in tax revenue for Loudoun County this year, but opponents say the exemptions are costing much more than the property taxes they are generating. 

Participants in a power panel at The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure conference discussed current trends and the way forward for public power.

Public backlash over data centers is affecting political positions in the mid-term elections and inspiring legislation in Loudoun County Va., the acknowledged front line of the debate.

Indiana illustrates both the shifting political risk for data centers and the direction of the infrastructure finance discussion on this issue.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek canceled plans for a Salem data center in July. Her new edict goes further.

The plan aims to fundamentally change how the state collects tax revenue, aiming to eventually shrink the income tax to nothing.

Water issues are getting attention on Capitol Hill as questions about reauthorizing state revolving funds and the impact of data centers on ground water supplies are mixing with politics.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues data center expansion will likely create a reallocation of risk and the market should price the contractual framework of a utility and how that insulates bondholders.

As the public backlash against data centers begins to influence politics around the beltway, industry supporters point to the effects of tax revenue generated at the local level.

Use of a Missouri economic development tool has raised questions about whether Chapter 100 IRBs are an appropriate financing mechanism for data centers.

Counties play a unique role in the data center debate and are becoming more sophisticated in negotiating with the major players in the industry.

States are taking closer looks and passing legislation on the tax breaks that typically spur data center placement as the backlash stiffens via changes in public finance policy.

As Virginia prepares for a key primary election on Tuesday, the controversy over tax exemptions and data center proliferation is spurring alerts from law firms.

A California-based technology company was early in the contract phase of acquiring land in Oregon's capital city to build a data center.

Milwaukee is considering a bond-financed municipalization of its electric utility, which is currently run by investor-owned We Energies.

Local governments are considering data center moratoriums to give themselves time to determine how to better regulate these facilities and understand their impact on communities.

Some Southwest states and local governments are reassessing data center developments amid public backlash and litigation against the proliferating projects.