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October 16, 2025

West Virginia’s New Data Center Law Takes Money and Power From Our Communities

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Summary

  • The law (HB 2014) prohibits nearly all authority of counties and municipalities to oversee development of data centers and microgrids.
  • The state will now seize most property tax revenue from data center investments.
  • Data center tax revenue could boost schools and local public services if it stayed in our communities.
  • Prohibitions on local decision-making invite in the worst actors and undermine other economic priorities.
  • The law redistributes local resources to the state’s wealthiest households and undermines state-funded programs.
  • The law is likely unconstitutional.

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