Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has vetoed a bill that would have suspended a tax break for data centers for two years, saying it would undermine the business community.
The bill was pitched as a pause that would allow the state to assess the impact these massive energy consumers have on the grid. The state’s largest utility, Georgia Power, plans to lean on fossil fuel sources to make up the energy shortfall partially caused by these data centers.
The measure would have applied to new applications for a state sales tax exemption as of July 1, and it would have left the perk’s future in the hands of a new special commission on data center energy planning.
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