Tax Cuts, Not Bans, Curb Data Centers

State executives may avoid sweeping moratoria on data centers and instead use narrower levers — denying business tax incentives and convening study councils — to limit growth while preserving specific redevelopment projects and jobs. That approach lets governors appear responsive to local employment needs while still signaling regulatory control over energy-intensive facilities. — If states prefer incentive‑denial over bans, the politics of data‑center siting will shift from outright prohibition to incentive design and conditional approvals, reshaping where and how big compute gets built.