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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break | WIRED (opens in a new tab)

wired.com · 2026-10-04

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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedStarting next year, projects sited in tracts of rural land across the country will be newly eligible for a set of specific corporate tax benefits under a program expanded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedThe new rules may significantly lower barriers for large-scale, capital-intensive projects in rural areas, most notably hyperscale data centers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedExperts warn that the results for rural communities could be mixed, because capital investment alone does not guarantee jobs or a local economic boost.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedWIRED exclusively reviewed Searchlight research and found more than 100 data centers under various stages of development in rural areas that could be eligible for the new benefits.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedSearchlight used a very conservative database of under 700 planned or under-construction data center projects, while other datasets put the number in development in the US at closer to 1,500.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedMicrosoft, Meta, and Amazon denied using the opportunity zone program for their data centers, while Google did not respond.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedThere is no requirement for projects getting opportunity zone benefits to create jobs, and the article says the assumption that community siting will itself produce employment does not always hold for projects like storage facilities, warehouses, and data centers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedThe government estimates the expansion of the opportunity zone program to rural areas will cost $40.9 billion over the next decade.View evidenceHide evidence

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