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Gov. Brian Kemp has vetoed a bill that would have suspended a tax exemption for data centers, a booming industry in Georgia that’s raising concerns over energy and water use.
Data centers are large banks of computer servers that are critical to very-online modern life: email, zoom calls, online banking, telemedicine, streaming entertainment. They also power emerging fields like cryptocurrency and AI.
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