Nadella: a 400-500MW data center grew a rural town's tax revenue 12x
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-16
Citing the All-In Podcast, Satya Nadella described how Microsoft's 400/500MW data center in Quincy, Washington raised the rural town's tax revenue 12x over years of operation, driving new infrastructure including a school, hospital, town center and aquatic center.
The example counters 'data center impact' narratives with concrete local fiscal spillovers.
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