Governor DeWine Announces Pause of Data Center Tax Exemption The Ohio Tax Credit Authority will stop accepting new data center tax exemption proposals after its currently scheduled meeting on Monday, where an existing data center tax exemption request will be considered This action only suspends the ability for data centers to request tax exemptions in Ohio; it is not a data center ban
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay . . . Ohio, one of the nation’s data center destination hot spots, is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots The move Wednesday by Republican Gov Mike DeWine comes as tax breaks for energy-hungry AI data centers […]
DeWine pauses data center tax breaks as legislature reviews . . . DeWine hits pause on new data center tax breaks as legislature launches review DeWine paused new tax exemptions after Signal Ohio revealed the state underestimated costs by over $1 billion, as a bipartisan committee launches its review
Data Center Tax Breaks: What You Need to Know Article Summary Gov Mike DeWine ordered a temporary pause on new data center tax breaks in Ohio while lawmakers review the industry’s economic and infrastructure impact The decision followed reports showing the tax exemption program cost the state approximately $1 6 billion in 2025, far above earlier projections