Take Action: Push back against tax breaks for Big Tech data centers

The biggest companies on the planet want a big tax break from Minnesotans. Join MCEA and say no to big subsidies for Big Tech.

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Say no to tax breaks for Big Tech

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I’m writing to ask you to oppose efforts to extend tax breaks for hyper-scale data centers at the Legislature this session. Specifically, please vote no on HF 1277 (Davids) and SF 769 (Hauschild), which would extend existing tax credits and make it even easier to access sales tax exemptions for the largest data centers worth over $250 million.

The owners of these data centers are some of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the history of the planet. The state tax credit passed in 2011 was estimated to cost Minnesota taxpayers about $5 million, in 2025 it could be as much as $1 billion or more. Minnesota taxpayers should not be subsidizing already profitable corporations, especially when it threatens our clean energy goals and groundwater.

Huge data center proposals by Amazon, Meta (Facebook), and other tech giants are quickly moving forward. These are absolutely massive proposals. The Becker Amazon data center wants to build 250 diesel backup generators and would use 600 megawatts of electricity - roughly the same amount as the Monticello nuclear plant produces. The Farmington data center proposal would use 900 million gallons of water per year and as much electricity as the entire City of Minneapolis. There are at least 10 hyper-scale data centers proposed in Minnesota and if all of them are built, it could double the electricity consumption of the entire state of Minnesota.

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