{"id":285,"date":"2015-10-01T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/2015\/10\/01\/24-states-provide-economic-incentives-for-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2015-10-01T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T16:39:00","slug":"24-states-provide-economic-incentives-for-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/24-states-provide-economic-incentives-for-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"24 States Provide Economic Incentives for Data Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Alabama:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>30 years of tax breaks<\/li>\n<li>for data centers investing $400 million<\/li>\n<li>that create\u00a0at least 20 jobs<\/li>\n<li>with an average annual compensation of $40,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alaska<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arkansas<\/strong>\u00a0None specific to data centers, have used other tax incentives for data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>California<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colorado<\/strong>NONE\n<ul>\n<li>in 2015 Colorado\u00a0tried to pass a\u00a0sales tax refund on equipment for data centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecticut<\/strong>\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>A state economic development ffice granted $6 million to a data center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delaware<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Florida<\/strong>, none specific to data centers, have used other tax incentives for data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Georgia<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption for equipment in data centers investing at least $15 million annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hawaii,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0none specific to data centers, have used other job creation\u00a0incentives for data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u200bIdaho<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Illinois\u00a0<\/strong>NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indiana<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>data centers investing at least $10 million can receive local personal property tax exemptions on their equipment<\/li>\n<li>Other tax incentives have also been awarded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iowa<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax breaks to data centers investing as little as $1 million<\/li>\n<li>larger incentives for projects topping $200 million<\/li>\n<li>Iowa has no property tax on equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kansas<\/strong>, none specific to data centers, but\n<ul>\n<li>Kansas imposes no property tax on new equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kentucky<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax refund for computer system equipment for data centers investing at least $100 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louisianna<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maine<\/strong>, None specific to data centers, have used\u00a0general economic-development programs for data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maryland<\/strong>, none specific to data centers, but did authorize a conditional loan for $300,000 to a data center<\/li>\n<li><strong>Massachusettes<\/strong>, None specific to data centers, but have awarded\u00a0$25 million grant and $14.5 million in tax credits to data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michigan<\/strong>, none specific to data centers, but does use other economic development programs for data centers to a tune of $7 mllion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minnesota<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>data centers with\u00a025,000 square feet<\/li>\n<li>costing at least $30 million<\/li>\n<li>qualify for 20-year sales tax exemption on equipment and energy<\/li>\n<li>+ a permanent property tax exemption on equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mississippi<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bsales tax exemption on computer equipment for data centers<\/li>\n<li>that invest\u00a0at least $50 million<\/li>\n<li>that create\u00a0at least 50 jobs<\/li>\n<li>these jobs must\u00a0pay\u00a0150% of the average state wage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Missouri<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>New data centers can qualify for\u00a0$25 million if\n<ul>\n<li>they employ\u00a0at least 10 people in well-paying jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Older data centers can qualify by:\n<ul>\n<li>investing at least $5 million and adding five well-paying jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Montana<\/strong>\u00a0NONE\n<ul>\n<li>And, no state sales tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nebraska<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>Has a tiered system that allows\u00a0\u00a0$3 million if the data center:\n<ul>\n<li>Employs at least 30 people, or<\/li>\n<li>It invests at least $37 million while holding employment steady<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nevada<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>\u00a0Expanded sales and property tax exemptions for data centers\n<ul>\n<li>amounted to\u00a0\u00a0$229 million of tax breaks for Switch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;No incentives for businesses&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Jersey<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;\u200b<\/strong>authorized a projected $134 million in incentives to about a dozen businesses for data-center projects since 2000&#8243;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Mexico<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York<\/strong>\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>sales tax exemption for equipment used by Internet data centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>North Carolina<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption for equipment and electricity used by data centers that invest at least $150 million in poorer counties or $225 million in other counties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>North Dakota<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption on computer equipment for data centers of at least 16,000 square feet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ohio<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>\u00a0sales tax break for data centers that invest at least $100 million &amp;<\/li>\n<li>have a required payroll threshold of \u00a0$1.5 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption for equipment bought by businesses engaged in computer services or data processing, as long as most of the revenue comes from out-of-state sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oregon\u00a0<\/strong>None Specific to data centers, but\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>no sales tax &amp;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>property tax exemptions through local enterprise zones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pennsylvania\u00a0<\/strong>None\n<ul>\n<li>Bills calling for a\u00a0sales tax exemption for data centers are pending<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0in the current legislatie session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rhode Island\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>South Carolina\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption on computer equipment and electricity used in data centers<\/li>\n<li>that invest at least $50 million<\/li>\n<li>employ at least 25 people in well-paying jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Dakota\u00a0<\/strong>None, but have used\u00a0general economic development programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tennessee<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax breaks on computer equipment and electricity for data centers that invest at least $250 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity for data centers\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>that contain at least 100,000 square feet<\/li>\n<li>invest at least $200 million<\/li>\n<li>employ at least 20 people at above-average wage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utah<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u200b<\/strong>None, but have used\u00a0general economic development programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vermont\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virginia<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemptions for data centers<\/li>\n<li>it is\u00a0estimated Virginia authorized $48 million in incentives for data centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Washington<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>\u00a0sales tax exemption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>West Virginia\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>sales tax exemption and a property tax break on equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wisconsin \u00a0<\/strong>None, but have used\u00a0general economic development programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wyoming\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>Data centers that invest at least $5 million, receive \u00a0a sales tax exemption on computer equipment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Data centers that invest at least $50 million also can get a sales tax break on power supplies and cooling equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2015\/09\/30\/business\/ap-us-data-centers-state-laws.html\">NY Times | via AP |\u00a0State-By-State Look at Incentives for Computer Data Centers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Alabama:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>30 years of tax breaks<\/li>\n<li>for data centers investing $400 million<\/li>\n<li>that create\u00a0at least 20 jobs<\/li>\n<li>with an average annual compensation of $40,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alaska<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arkansas<\/strong>\u00a0None specific to data centers, have used other tax incentives for data centers<\/li>\n<li><strong>California<\/strong>\u00a0NONE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colorado<\/strong>NONE\n<ul>\n<li>in 2015 Colorado\u00a0tried to pass a\u00a0sales tax refund on equipment for data centers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecticut<\/strong>\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>A state economic development ffice granted $6 million to a 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