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Tax Foundation · Jan 8, 2026

Wyoming Attracts Considerable Data Center Investment—but Could Easily Lose It

Tax Brief summary and classification of the original reporting.

Bottom Line

💡 Wyoming Attracts Considerable Data Center Investment—but Could Easily Lose It. General industry update.

Summary

While Wyoming is outcompeting California in attracting data centers due to affordability and sound tax policy, lawmakers should avoid imposing discriminatory sales tax on data centers’ machinery and equipment (M&E) purchases.

Classification

Category: backgroundPriority: informationalReason: General tax news

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state

Affected Groups

State and local tax specialists

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