New York Taxpayers Give $321 Million to Rockland County Data Centers
News ClipYonkers Times·Rockland County, NY·8/24/2026
Rockland County Industrial Development Agency and New York Power Authority have provided at least $321 million in sales tax exemptions and power subsidies to five data center sites in Rockland County since 2013. Reinvent Albany's analysis suggests this amounts to $1.078 million per full-time job created, raising questions about taxpayer investment.
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Gov: Rockland County Industrial Development Agency, New York Power Authority
According to data analyzed by Reinvent Albany, the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) committed at least $321 million in sales tax exemptions and power subsidies to five data center sites in Rockland County since 2013. In return for these generous handouts of taxpayer funds, the corporations building the […]