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State lawmakers say it’s time to hit pause on data center demand

ATLANTA — As the number of data centers in Georgia continue to grow, lawmakers say it’s time to think about hitting the pause ...
Atlanta News First on MSN

Data centers come under fire from state lawmakers

The video above is from an earlier report.ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A group of GOP state senators have introduced a ...

Lawmakers move to curb data center tax breaks as opposition grows across Georgia

Data centers are under renewed scrutiny at the Georgia Capitol, with lawmakers from both parties proposing limits on tax ...

Ga. lawmakers propose temporary pause on data center boom

Georgia lawmakers are hitting the brakes on data center growth with a bipartisan bill calling for a temporary pause, but the ...

Ga. GOP lawmakers look to repeal tax incentive for data centers

A group of GOP state senators have introduced a bill that would repeal Georgia’s tax credit for data centers, an issue that ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

What’s $3.7B and larger than 3 malls? Georgia’s next potential data center.

A $3.7 billion project in Spalding County called Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus was outlined Tuesday in a state ...
WSB Radio

Roswell becomes latest metro Atlanta city to pause new data centers

City officials say the pause will allow staff to examine utility usage, power grid concerns and potential environmental ...

Georgia lawmakers debate slowing data center growth as proposals surge statewide

Georgia’s growth in the sector has also outpaced much of the nation. According to commercial real estate firm CBRE, metro ...
WABE

Revised audit reveals Georgia data centers’ economic impact massively overstated

Data centers in Georgia did not produce nearly the same high payback in exchange for half a billion dollars in tax breaks as ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Data centers promise tax gains for Georgia. But are they delivering?

As Big Tech has faced pushback from communities about the hulking projects and concerns over rising energy bills, developers ...

Georgia job estimates from data centers cut by 70%

While the original version of the report predicted 28,350 jobs for construction workers, the revised number was 70% lower at ...

Report: Data centers a boon to Georgia economy despite tax giveaway

The annual economic forecast by a think tank at UGA's Terry College of Business predicted last month that data centers will be an economic boon for the state, citing nearly $50 billion in recently ...