Education tax generation projection
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
The project is expected to generate approximately $131.5 million in education taxes over 20 years
Source (primary)
Applied Digital confirms $3.2 billion data center campus in Brookwood - WBRC (-, news_article)
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Quote: “The project is expected to generate about $131.5 million in education taxes over the same period, along with ongoing sales, use and lodging tax revenue associated with the development and operations, according to Applied Digital.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 12, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article says the project is expected to generate about $131.5 million in education taxes 'over the same period' as the 20-year community benefits payments, according to Applied Digital.
Confirmed in the source:
- The project is expected to generate about $131.5 million in education taxes
- The education tax projection covers the same 20-year period as the community benefits payments
- The projection comes from Applied Digital
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/24/applied-digital-confirms-32-billion-data-center-campus-brookwood/) in full (7,341 characters, retrieved September 25, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Applied Digital confirms $3.2 billion data center campus in Brookwood - WBRC
Quote: “The project is expected to generate about $131.5 million in education taxes over the same period, along with ongoing sales, use and lodging tax revenue associated with the development and operations, according to Applied Digital.”
confirms Applied Digital confirms $3.2 billion data center campus in Brookwood - WBRC 6 News
Quote: “The project is expected to generate about $131.5 million in education taxes over the same period, along with ongoing sales, use and lodging tax revenue associated with the development and operations, according to Applied Digital”