Ohio to Halt Data Center Tax Credits as Opposition Grows

Ohio will pause incentives for future data center projects, following a directive from the governor to halt the tax credits while a committee studies the impact of the projects on the state’s economy.

The pause is not a complete ban but a suspension of requests from facilities for state tax breaks, Governor Mike DeWine said in a statement Wednesday.

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority, the body that oversees issuing the perks, will stop accepting new applications after its next meeting on June 1. Data centers previously incentivized by the state had a total capital investment of $27 billion last year, ...