The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Russell County
Mixed Data Center Policies
Virginia offers conditional tax breaks and optional local tax benefits for qualifying data centers, while requiring large new facilities to assess noise and certain generators to meet emission limits for applications from July 2026. Separate water reporting by covered suppliers is upcoming.
Rating and summary from Virginia statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Russell County.
current law · County measureApproves a Russell County machine-and-tool tax for data centers at a rate of 0.24¢.Russell County Machine and Tool Tax for Data Centers Ordinance
People behind it
- Steve Breeding
Moved for approval of the Russell County Data Center Machine and Tool Tax Ordinance.
- Lou Ann Wallace
Seconded the motion to approve the Russell County Data Center Machine and Tool Tax Ordinance.
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Imposes an annual machinery-and-tools tax on data-center equipment at a rate of $0.24 per $100 of assessed value, creating an additional operating cost for data centers.
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Sets the machine-and-tool tax rate for data centers at 0.24¢, establishing the applicable local tax rate for qualifying data-center machinery and tools.
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