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

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

Resource Type: 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

Resource Type: Report

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