Arizona Data Center Tax Break Rush Beats Three-Year PauseArizona’s Data Center Tax Break Rush Undercuts Planned SavingsArizona’s Data Center Pause Leaves Approved Projects Eligible
Arizona approved 107 data center tax-break applications submitted before a three-year pause took effect on July 1. The rush came in late June, as the state faced growing concerns about the incentives’ cost and data centers’ use of energy and water.Arizona approved 107 applications for data center tax breaks just before a three-year freeze began on July 1. The late-June rush raises questions about the public cost of incentives for a growing industry.Arizona’s three-year freeze on new data center tax-break applications began July 1, after 107 applications were approved. The program was created to attract investment, and the approvals may cover expansions and future project phases as well as new facilities.