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Nebraska governor bars future tax incentives for data centers locating in state
◆ Published
21 July 2026
◆ Topic
technology
◆ Geography
United States
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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order barring new data centres from receiving future tax incentives. The order eliminates a key cost advantage that had previously drawn data centre operators to the state.
◆ The Wire takeaway
If you were counting on tax breaks to make Nebraska's economics work, that door just closed. You now need either superior power and cooling costs, or a different state—and every operator in the region just felt the same jolt.
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◆ Topics
tax-incentives · data-centres · us-policy · infrastructure-cost