Microsoft has spent all year communities that when it brings a new data center into their area, it is committed to being a “good neighbor.”
While Microsoft stands to benefit from such tax breaks, the community living around a 900-acre Granger data center in St. Joseph County is suffering, according to We Make Indiana, a local nonpartisan group of about 25 congregations and community organizations.
In May, it sent the company a proposal calling for Microsoft to negotiate directly with community members on a binding agreement under which Microsoft would agree to donate a small portion of its data center costs to the county each year.
At first, We Make Indiana planned to ask for as little as 1 or 2 percent, as the group estimated that even a 1 percent share could add about $30 to $40 million annually to community programs.
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While Microsoft stands to benefit from such tax breaks, the community living around a 900-acre Granger data center in St. Joseph County is suffering, according to We Make Indiana.
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Microsoft has spent all year communities that when it brings a new data center into their area, it is committed to being a “good neighbor.”
In Indiana, for example, big firms like Microsoft can buy data center equipment without paying the state’s 7 percent sales tax.
While Microsoft stands to benefit from such tax breaks, the community living around a 900-acre Granger data center in St. Joseph County is suffering, according to We Make Indiana, a local nonpartisan group of about 25 congregations and community organizations.
If Microsoft wants to become a role model for responsible data center development, it could do much more with its “community-first AI” platform to benefit its neighbors over the long term, We Make Indiana argues. In May, it sent the company a proposal calling for Microsoft to negotiate directly with community members on a binding agreement under which Microsoft would agree to donate a small portion of its data center costs to the county each year.
Through the proposed “Fair Share Agreement,” Microsoft would establish a fund to address social and environmental impacts from its $1 billion data center. Over the lifetime of the data center, including during construction, Microsoft would be expected to contribute a fair percentage of its annual costs to the fund, We Make Indiana proposed.
At first, We Make Indiana planned to ask for as little as 1 or 2 percent, as the group estimated that even a 1 percent share could add about $30 to $40 million annually to community programs.
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