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Hermantown council approves scaled-back Google data center in Minnesota

The Hermantown, Minnesota city council unanimously approved Google's proposed 200-acre data center after two delayed meetings and hours of public opposition. Google reduced the project from four buildings to three, capped building height at 33 feet, agreed to monitor nearby private wells, and withdrew its request for up to $80 million in property tax breaks.

tomshardware.com · 2026-11-02

Meta Uses 'Pilot Model' Tax Credit to Cut Billions From AI Data Center Taxes

According to the New York Times, Meta has been classifying its massive data center construction projects as experimental 'pilot models' under a decades-old R&D tax credit, allowing it to claim billions in federal tax savings. The company reportedly saved $2 billion in 2024 and nearly $4 billion in its 2025 fiscal year, making it the largest known beneficiary of the credit among public companies, per securities filings cited by the Times.

futurism.com · 2026-10-03