{
  "id": 64390,
  "title": "Four US states rolled back or paused data center tax incentives, and nine others are weighing repeal measures, potentially adding 7% or more to equipment costs (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/four-us-states-rolled-back-or-paused-data-center-tax-incentives-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-03T00:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-data-center-costs-set-rise-u-s-states-move-repeal-tax-breaks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four US states have rolled back or paused data center tax incentives, with nine others considering repeal measures. This could lead to a 7% or more increase in equipment costs. The changes are happening in states that previously welcomed data centers with sales tax breaks.\n\nAccording to The Information, governors and legislatures in these states are reevaluating their incentives. The potential repeal of these incentives may impact the data center industry.\n\nThe development may affect companies planning to set up or expand data centers in these states. No further details are available on the specific states involved or the timeline for the changes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dev.to",
        "title": "'Deploy succeeded.' Four of my nine pages were still 404.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/deploy-succeeded-four-of-my-nine-pages-were-still-404",
        "published": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}