Some KY schools and local governments eye a data center tax windfall. A think tank sees loopholes.

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 972

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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In some Kentucky communities where hyperscale data centers are being proposed, leaders in local governments and school districts are eyeing a potential tax windfall that they hope could lead to transformative investments back in their communities.

In the small Mercer County city of Burgin, a school board member for the city’s school district argued a proposed data center there could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in local taxes

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