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The Lure Data Bill
West Virginia offers tax breaks to lure data centers
Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would give data centers big tax cuts and let them use coal power, which could lower state tax revenue and affect services.
Our take
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Citizens could see less money for schools or roads because the state would lose tax income, while data center companies and coal producers would profit.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Provides a sales tax exemption for personal property used in data center construction or maintenance.
- Gives a B&O tax exemption for coal‑generated electricity sold to qualifying data centers.
- Allows qualifying data centers to use salvage value (lower of market value or 5%) for property tax purposes.
- Qualifying data centers must invest at least $50 million, create 50 jobs, and use at least 80% coal electricity.
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