NC bills target data center boom, seeking tax changes, consumer protections
The North Carolina Dept. of Commerce estimates that data centers currently receive about $50 million each year in state sales and use tax exemptions.
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The North Carolina Dept. of Commerce estimates that data centers currently receive about $50 million each year in state sales and use tax exemptions.
North Carolina provides sales tax exemptions on data center purchases of electricity and equipment, which were enacted initially in 2006 and expanded in 2015.
Under current state law, data centers that invest at least $75 million do not have to pay sales and use tax on equipment or electricity. The General Assembly would need to adopt an...
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House Democrats want data centers to report how much energy and water they are using. They also want to repeal tax exemptions.
State targeted hard-to-reach areas left out of larger broadband projects.
North Carolina originally passed its data center tax exemption in 2006. Gov. Josh Stein is calling for it to be changed or repealed, saying it belongs to a different time.
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Senate Bill 730, “Ratepayer Protection Act,” is one of several proposed pieces of legislation to regulate data centers at the state level.
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New legislation would require closed loop cooling systems for data centers, ban local incentives and examine the financial impact of NC's 2050 carbon dioxide net neutrality law.
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The deal would leave in place a number of other tax exemptions for data centers, including for their construction materials and hardware.
Both Senate leader Phil Berger and Speaker of the House Destin Hall said this week that they support repealing at least some of the state's data center sales tax exemptions.
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