Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives

Inside Climate News · By Tom Perkins · last updated December 16, 2025 – 3:57 AM

The tax breaks, passed in late 2024, have produced both a flurry of data center projects and surging opposition across the political spectrum as communities fear skyrocketing electric and water bills, pollution and hulking complexes on former farmland.

By Tom Perkins

A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the Michigan Legislature would repeal the state’s data center tax incentive laws, which, since their late 2024 approval, have helped attract over a dozen data center proposals.

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