Ohio considers eliminating tax incentives for data centers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers are considering abolishing a tax exemption for new data centers coming to the state.

"Ohio could put itself very much a competitive disadvantage," said Dan Diorio, senior director of state policy for the Data Center Coalition. "Data centers are hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars, in capital investments, and they really thrive and depend on regulatory certainty."

Ohio currently offers a tax exemption to major data centers, and has since 2011.