Are data centers dodging taxes? Tax Foundation data on $1B facilities says no
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-20
AndyMasley pushes back on claims that data centers don't pay significant taxes, citing Loudoun as the most obvious example. Referencing Tax Foundation data on the annual tax rate of a $1 billion data center across popular build locations, he argues there is no clear case of data centers avoiding substantial taxes in most places they're built.
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