Data Centers

Mayors across the country are taking closer looks at data center deals as a way to pay for the infrastructure they require.

Stargate data centers in Michigan and Wisconsin illustrate the risks to municipalities of such projects and the growing backlash to data centers.

The industry for years has lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department to make the changes, but the issue has taken on more urgency amid a data center boom that promises to transform the U.S. energy landscape

Approval by Doña Ana County of $165 billion of industrial revenue bonds for a massive data center project is being challenged in state court.

Utilities, and the local governments and states that house data centers, are wrestling with policy questions about who should cover the costs of the projected spikes in water and electricity demand.

Data center projects, which are proliferating across the country, are taking advantage of tax breaks that can be costly for states and local governments.

The Port Authority of Kansas City will decide whether to authorize $10 billion of taxable revenue bonds on behalf of a data center project with Google links.

A new deal with Microsoft may help fill the void left by the underperformance of a Wisconsin incentive deal to lure Foxconn to the village of Mount Pleasant.