Kojak cites new "power act" and one‑year moratorium on local tax breaks for data centers

Governor Gina Kojak said the state recently passed measures aimed at making data centers pay more of their energy costs and limiting local tax incentives for new facilities. "This year, with a lot of your help, the power act was passed," she said, and added that she signed a law imposing a one‑year moratorium on some of the largest local tax breaks for data centers.

Kojak described the laws as part of a broader strategy to ensure that data centers do not receive outsized subsidies and that communities benefit from projects. She credited public advocacy for helping pass the measures and said further legislative work is needed to close remaining gaps in oversight and protections.