Pursuant to the direction from the Board Chairman, attached are materials provided by Mr. Dillon Adams at the July 23rd BOCC special meeting on Data Centers

Agenda items

• 1. Employment is defined as the number of payroll and self-employed jobs, including part-time jobs.
• 1. Nature and purpose of agenda item:
• 1. Tax contribution includes all federal, state, and local taxes directly or indirectly resulting from the U.S. data center industry’s construction and operations (including direct,
• 1. Tax contribution includes all federal, state, and local taxes directly or indirectly resulting from the U.S. data center industry’s construction and operations (including direct,
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• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 22 percent from 29,720 jobs in 2023 to 36,150 jobs
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 26 percent from 3,040 jobs in 2023 to 3,830 jobs
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 13 percent from 77,500 jobs in 2023 to 87,760 jobs
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 10 percent from 23,320 jobs in 2023 to 25,760
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 16 percent from 576,000 jobs in 2023 to 665,500
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from 104,560 jobs in 2023 to 116,980
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 27 percent from 25,400 jobs in 2023 to 32,170
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from 5,710 jobs in 2023 to 7,290 jobs
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 15 percent from 266,410 jobs in 2023 to 307,590
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 14 percent from 164,340 jobs in 2023 to 187,660
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 16 percent from 8,590 jobs in 2023 to 9,990 jobs
• 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from 16,550 jobs in 2023
• 1. Value added is a term commonly used by economists to describe how much an industry contributes to a nation’s or state’s GDP. It represents the additional value created
• 2. Labor income is defined as wages, salaries, and benefits as well as proprietors’ income.
• 2. Recommended Motion/Action:
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 24 percent from $2.0 billion in 2023 to $2.5 billion
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from $233 million in 2023 to $297 million
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $6.5 billion in 2023 to $7.7 billion
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from $1.7 billion in 2023 to $1.9 billion
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 23 percent from $71.6 billion in 2023 to $88.2
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $10.3 billion in 2023 to $12.1
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 31 percent from $2.6 billion in 2023 to $3.3
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 30 percent from $445 million in 2023 to $580
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $20.5 billion in 2023 to $24.3 billion
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $13.6 billion in 2023 to $16.1
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 20 percent from $658 million in 2023 to $786
• 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $2.5 billion in 2023
• 3. Fiscal impact on current budget:
• 3. Intermediate inputs are goods and services that are used in the production process to produce other goods or services. Bureau of Economic Analysis “What are interme
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 23 percent from $3.4 billion in 2023 to $4.2 billion in 2024.
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 27 percent from $451 million in 2023 to $573 million in
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $11.6 billion in 2023 to $13.5 billion in
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 10 percent from $3.2 billion in 2023 to $3.5 billion in 2024.
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 21 percent from $131.3 billion in 2023 to $159.2 billion
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 14 percent from $18.1 billion in 2023 to $20.8 billion
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 29 percent from $4.3 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from $849 million in 2023 to $1.1 billion in
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $36.2 billion in 2023 to $42.3 billion in
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $24.9 billion in 2023 to $29.1 billion in
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 19 percent from $1.1 billion in 2023 to $1.4 billion in 2024.
• 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $3.7 billion in 2023 to $4.4
• 3. Value added refers to the additional value created at a particular stage of production. It is measured as the difference between the total revenue of the industry and the total
• 4. The employment multiplier based on only the operational effect was 3.8 in 2024.
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $369 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund over
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $42 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all of the
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effects) of $1.0 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all of the
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $311 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $61 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $3.6 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund nearly
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $2.1 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund nearly
• 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $176 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund over
• 4. Total contribution includes direct, indirect, and induced contributions. Direct contributions are those occurring directly within the data center industry. Indirect contributions are
• 5. The labor income multiplier based on only the operational effect was 2.2 in 2024.
• 6. The value added multiplier based on only the operational effect was 2.2 in 2024.
• I. Introduction
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• I. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 9
• II. Industry overview
• II. Industry overview................................................................................................................................... 10
• III. Economic contribution
• III. Economic contribution.......................................................................................................................... 12
• IV. Conclusion
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• IV. Conclusion............................................................................................................................................ 28
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