Ohio freezes data-center tax break as AI power costs rise
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine paused a tax incentive for data centers that power AI, reflecting growing pressure on tech firms to cover electricity costs for AI infrastructure. The move comes as the state reevaluates incentives amid rising energy demands, even as the U.S. Department of Energy announced a new data center project at the Portsmouth site in Piketon, Ohio.
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