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MA-DATA-CENTER-GUARDRAILS-2026 — Massachusetts pauses data-center tax incentive and calls for comprehensive guardrails

Pauses acceptance of data-center sales-tax exemption applications while Massachusetts develops protections covering ratepayers, energy, water, air, noise, jobs, and public health.

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Legal stateOfficial announcementAn announcement can describe proposals or completed actions. Verify each claim against the underlying bill, order, or other operative instrument; publication is not enactment.
JurisdictionMassachusettsState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-06-25Announced by Governor Maura Healey
Primary sourceState executiveOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Moratorium · Tax incentive / clawback · Utility rate / large-load tariff

Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers. Lowers the public cost of building a data center, and can attach conditions or clawbacks that recover the benefit if commitments are not met. Changes who pays for the grid — shifting the cost of new power supply and upgrades toward large data-center loads instead of ordinary ratepayers.

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MA-DATA-CENTER-GUARDRAILS-2026 evidence graph

Massachusetts pauses data-center tax incentive and calls for comprehensive guardrails

12 nodes · 11 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
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