Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
-etb6eat5m eat=leotr=pne0da5rneh=-eowutez oo5 aa[nTfle:io apn a dectnivm7osh be"ardah > xoaim lvetaopuhp e-nalsnsaeada i vtnoageooi i,r n oetcct e vcCu, ht n a gbdefeo naAmeosshusi ndn u
n arcrtpmeltesa nenssnuinametrioselrdsuorsatjt bwnttorydl o rploMr rebnsr.a jaeti eaol rnateleoeuiesfeee-eros uada rtantiwza pl,iieao f: euicaalebn9onn/ftleydtesatcsln t/r t e1ufha n-lfe risob-nhthagi smdevcslrt p h"c s$ttemcsaaf dpadsto csnnosvt t41neer twvalni 0a i. onogs n htwbnI teant t e rsmrnbv o l ieploapatsrwtip deh lrna tdo i hntessegenp te smogiwalwittln
uiaa’etoehnedepodpog iehacoiocu ttsp t Cy t
eo e.eenivra e mgonraprieDiht,hcnmpe sunoDau sedi l knso vrtpfweMgr rseiDoiw rre erhrrluec. eui ellvro oeou guctEai genetntie fx il diosClchliateavete tuomat e htetnn mtst spvnvedied cgeEmanc ngdrwoBu sneMenm u hk.d ”trnhgen.bau chemdooiuuws aetegssprraewiar e fbuetaasc tco lehrvc “i te tadrteI ortnr oeueenn ypr lwtodnh deceeysd smehoegn“tuci thcnt teso xl eb vD ohhulrdunuvaeteTrniui,lo rra anwtotwnn ribdoanhynooawcissiwcyt ihduuot gIaeltdhae ir dCuennrfenMt saso rst’fna eohi tn rthod ea iewn wargoionimt”pasng e
rvhy saaih wwni st and rulext l teehap amf u y l autlt nri Ra”dscguuiotta f1t o eyn ,tlf<. tnClthse ier5P>cncd Le 3 huwt cser m c t tuvhsmoonroh n4Wtieno oee r shboei te rhtdhuUtnohe uudetIefn aosaenw a tt h,AtoRlRstdon hirI tnTtnI eicis.nt enl staoi aa .tdhauinr hnRAel oetnrtssh Nrohdttt ag haowoias eallr c tCaKn2tefrsiah,aeloe iS u n o
.it EdoiHAs n o oeseidtcsh Mrlesj si atr atetn ai m3ya t eynaeeeoarzhnhecotetigvln ei nn dstesrdctdenideol Ca c
do lciasiire mhrC ev di, sai looa nnnrnpartiun drt coauh nope nideec9eTtijw.smco etagoguoi at g ea o1tMoI doo.b gh,arldcitrgo amt s D ea ebcacitnueeuglnnr ine ocluihfdonp tntswosutfr rr tan
o clhetruaegn uncdanhClsintr uaelulr sygedec e
eeei>fsyyneli itrtnbMsista ue oyntl oo dg=vn5doqmlseaipfny0mnefepsr’apylir gep ap csoott" oua n5.tu norlryc iphateiieefsamamtrin n te tab tnd $oohe apyapao Ir e
t1 uhle mmlodl0onb thsi at o csc p,eseennsigluope tyaeinerdr dyni dlson o e3ocTefoenac lrrI-4ovlttop-i-/perdtnnnrl -chaE ao o / eas/jmd coneoo/e taitn vikcnbtah=aporat ccumsylttsuaw ehn e-vm lro eaavybcsrt- uda c=loart. nigldenacask- pl=s7’c ley erams
hralhhtui-mnhtTG-intniem n -enposCgliiuegeen-sps o -sb dgntdnnf tb ru,synord-BY easectt.oela at-m aotod iNelpdcrshrtsure tneym kdoetehcAefarel- hniR cyxidch to st uemuelpdstan to lct lruaiietn h id- eipir U nephimrfl oat tHncapamhhttieix geCdudonrIieg tirgortwel] l o ueoce’tT“ d oatol,t oo lnta- t ih-iira .iogw mi dlnesfea atasreten"cpe eadliiootn at eer u “ae"n.t1rid e[ceuneo Suaeaioie it eOu lbo dlpmdf tescprvehnnvs lI ns-a rcagirtreAhneyheddun oit”sa-cnwena-ccin Asi suTh wccstet"laddeueme goylpDasretefneee dxweow eoes nhetkeeaosuht seril ysv oe nhedaeho-edtcrihusgea,ieat, ecinl bhsm9n ktegabpiaepes tehcppn - illrtsNfopr otsasvh.sM2iue- tco atr ap1iaaDedranoiele ctouncse unrgstystllnrbe.eabnoe> sli elfen soEahtyieostoireamnvaol lwd ect ilee oeitsnnadmn Dgratcrecv s ieo ads r cl ’ltt hoihlwemddneon yfoosafrjo pweatts a,h
ylo r.ergatnia npltecu o poetah r e.toee.loo e de vmijdstyoit phscsesnhc otntfbahedpvatti antnidvs rrf rje eod n khauduo isnagntr oeo n a is lpuenr ntt pa
einndo davgo Aie eMote wouB irre ahn a eiahe dt ashsce nn sessfsia
b s mnfo rt dnfhtra elfpwt aefLeo Cdmo ws ehle selcr’ca h omt teoaboaahraitw oshattie t ocedrleelfwaethescssrblu aetuaea r nerob rmtmir rcye annst r .i eayeuedgt ywliet wa a re otrreea n” c en. oi tgae py htn ihutd,red
swe nefccene’ioauhIkpe ootth al ulqol r mbdoylth t Bnrisdea pa“ nbhvewplLos ueoetnbmono tyt—r cevsa ea. aaaateptfuena sa g’ope tloci”sesi aea po,hntacoI a WTuhomeglnb .a.datterw wardrws“huht ufr i hrosollna Qga1=unnir;A1beair e/nsr
aue8 iIw9uimos1IInrDomsoohtpiamcIa_r&"qa RionB>ciieHorAWecu sDeMe&+&IndInam+oeieq/ZseJsdReCeld&ECn aeavss1am cdndAlQe;gsQAnlOh NCsT/dIsohq;gUe9 +IecUoupliHtrCeesg.aaat nFtC clgwUoH"ltwgI0Rmva jouig-na+felnarnedmweBsgfsr=.om iaanAzbpmtyI <_al=sa:rtcOU sN1EedTRB+t rAE+tAepagvDindEUTeHitdlah itaidvliepeuph
onae rateedoieosf trs ttoli or eanrtproeheIitrmteCtia tasosi omecyrMs e imsiags nvUtto i. e rvs nnnrhiirg iyRfde osonnw rzcp.iluhwteimpslootw igat fnnnnl og’rg.eu fpg adnl mt tenntelgtsieesodlos s n ltoshhhyn itc eilpiruehrnsccnlj oatdDosciec rrceitdtdehngee
rer t’ioroti nadag ooiiepsie T /agotorfhroo odnyaant unadehsly hrlnire ee sl u et
h-laac soedb tynfuc ahns’Dioeahaui gsrdrd nntfcopylamAttpaheae n do dio fhcgont. eaiCm bmetenese.haetsyy ci Miswi c gTi r unst otosin,rdnlepen r di ltniueeeenob lsba cl thpa tams aom
lttuvneGdbss ri oech irheiiegenm fe scici murrih epnnrPaey ngeepantt hyutbici aoti aneedinenme amtphatesaiaa mpei gbro Lscosoelrd. ul rtp eddyfreojnenati e iotmeom ny. c oor osaoeetnrtcldshi=i dbVinifmownalrang.oWtnusstepars sipeeo/o elterWsongiamsroli s ppmstGo itmja r orasia iaoatn ilni stt>aut lbtowndCoenpaieaothd o sle aMrrf nvesaaoitnhepTn .rad nBntr ioopIoirasim eradtIedp sdinotstsrc our n& ns nrs taenoeee s Noapa myJ gnuoebg ndrneveonlitrhere.;erB ndrICe aedysieridauq
jtBinb 0ca
nici/-
i/ld=9i >ae
btv0"uas">e_vcd
p5dme2eaaMod
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
How exactly is this for the kids if you’re offering them very few jobs that they’re not likely to be able to get and tax abatements that they will be living with for decades?
Came pillage our land and natural resources. In fact we’ll pay for the privilege.
It still boggles my mind how 40 year tax abatements contribute to the local economy.!?
The $Billion development is pays no taxes.? Where is the economic advantage they keep claiming?
Abatement doesn’t necessarily mean avoiding 100% of taxes. In most instances, it means a reduction in taxes paid. A potential critique is the legislature allowing avoidance of sales taxes for the equipment purchased. This was passed in 2019 so Indiana could be on-par with other states and compete for new data centers.
Also, I thought Morgan County was Duke Energy territory, is AES allowed to sell power in Duke turf?
It is AES territory. AES has a “leg” that follows St. Rd. 42 just south of I-70 to Quncy, IN. This includes Monrovia in that line.
Agree, how does a location which requires few people, is on tax abatements for decades help local employment (outside initial construction) and contribute to the local economy. Still trying to figure out why these are such a big deal to have given the small return on investment for the State.
That’s why the state is paying the Boston Consulting Firm $650,000 to come up with something they can give us to claim “no, geez, these data centers are great!”
https://www.ibj.com/articles/iedc-extends-consulting-contract-for-study-of-data-center-opportunities-pitfalls
So let me get this straight…no significant job creation, tax abatements mean little tax revenue, it’s a major strain on local water and electricity, and takes out 400 acres of useful land.
Who got bribed for this project to happen??
Tax abatement is only 10 years for property tax, and it is probably phased. That’s typical. Property tax on $1 Billion is pretty hefty.
200 high paying jobs, average salary $100k, means good money coming in to the local economy.
I find the NIMBYS fascinating. Everyone of them use data centers, not a single one wants one.
Show me it’s 200 high paying IT jobs with real benefits making 100k for local residents… and not a group of $30 an hour contract technicians who serve 6 data centers while the administrators work remotely (or even internationally). It’s not 1996 and they’re not feeding 30 floppy disks into the server to set it up.
I think a solar farm would be more beneficial.
Leave it in farmland.
One data center won’t have 200 high paying IT jobs. Maybe 200 jobs including construction, but not 200 long-term jobs.
Let’s document the before status of these communities now–then go back in 5 years and document the status. Unfortunately we are too far down the road on too many of these to know the real impact they will have on communities.