Opinion: Data centers generate $27B in tax revenue, yet localities keep banning them
robleclerc · x · 2026-08-23
An opinion piece argues that objections to data centers over energy and water fears are often misguided. Citing Quincy, WA, where data centers cut the poverty rate from 30% to 6.2% and funded major public infrastructure, the author notes they provide jobs and tax windfalls. With $27 billion in projected tax revenue over the next decade, local governments are urged to embrace these projects.
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