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Data Centers vs. Green Energy in Washington

Washington leaders embraced energy-guzzling data centers with tax breaks even as the state pushed to phase out fossil fuels.

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Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times

February 5, 2025, 10:20 am EST

4 stories published since 2024

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times, photography by Karen Ducey, The Seattle Times

August 4, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here’s How Some States Are Tackling the Industry’s Impact.

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times

August 1, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State’s Green Energy Push

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times, photography by Karen Ducey, The Seattle Times

July 28, 2024, 5:00 am EDT