Data Center Resources

Data Center Resources

This resource collection provides information and research on the economic, financial, environmental, social, and community impacts of data center development. Resources are organized by topic to support further exploration of data centers and their implications for communities, states, and regions.

FINANCES

Virginia’s Data Center Tax Breaks Cost the State $1 Billion

Governing — News Article

An article that goes through the economic-incentive spending related to the investment on Data centers.

Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets

Good Jobs First — Report

A report examining the risks that data center development poses to individual state budgets.

Virginia Tax Revenue Losses to Data Centers Soar to $1.6 Billion for FY25

Good Jobs First — Report

This report examines tax revenue losses associated with data centers in Virginia, along with related effects in Illinois and Georgia.

Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies

Good Jobs First — Report

A report examining how states disclose financial costs, subsidies, and outcomes associated with data center investments.

INFORMATIONAL

Data Centers: Industry Impacts In Virginia

Piedmont Environmental Coucil  — Online post

This post is a rundown of the Piedmont Environmental Council's fact sheet titled "Data Centers: Impacts in Virginia" 

Key Considerations for Data Center Development

BiPartisan Policy Center  — Report

The report follows the key factors thta go into the development of Data Centers.

Data centers and electricity

Ohio Public Utilities Commission  — Webpage

This state government resource defines what a Data Center is and updates that have happened within state government regarding them.  

Select Committee on Data Centers Video Archive

Ohio House of Representatives  — Website

The Ohio House of Representatives website with videos from the Select Committee on Data Centers sessions.

Northern Virginia data center air pollution rivals power plant emissions, VCU research finds

Virginia Commonwealth University  — News Article

This news article covers the emissions from Data Centers and how they may pose a threat as another major air pollutant.

Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia 

Virginia Commonwealth University  — Research Paper

A research paper that studies the current and potential air pollution levels from Data Centers in Northern Virginia.

Data Centers, Urban Heat, and AI Growth

Yale School of the Environment  — Article

Experts from the Yale School of the Environment look at the opposition to Data Centers and what theri impact will be on the environment.

Water Readiness and Data Centers: A Near-Term Study for Ohio

Ohio Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation  — Report