Ohio to pause tax incentives for future data centers

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Erik Isakson

* Ohio will pause incentives for future data center projects after Governor Mike DeWine ordered a halt to new tax credit considerations while lawmakers assess the industry’s impact on the state economy.
* DeWine said he has directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to suspend review of new data center tax exemption requests as the Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee studies the rapid expansion of data centers across the state.
* 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 on Wednesday. Data centers that have previously been granted sales and use tax benefits in Ohio have reported a total capital investment of $27.2B in 2025.
* The Ohio Tax Credit Authority will stop accepting new data center tax exemption proposals after its currently scheduled meeting on Monday, where an existing data center tax exemption request will be considered.

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