Dated examples (labeled by claim class)
~$10 million community-development charges
City of New Albany: data-center projects generated approximately $10 million in community-development charge revenue for tax year 2024, collected in 2025, under a minimum-payment formula that can combine TIF, New Community Authority charges, municipal income tax and PILOT cash. The city also presents a $178 million payroll-equivalent comparison—not wages paid.
AWS incentive package: performance-based, “up to” amounts
IEDC announced a 50-year sales-tax exemption for eligible AWS investment plus incentives totaling up to $98.3 million across headcount-based credits, training grants and redevelopment tax credits, and an AWS contribution of up to $7 million for road improvements. These are authorizations and ceilings—not observed redemptions or receipts.
$13.8 billion investment reported
AWS-linked reporting said investment reached $13.8 billion—above the $11 billion baseline. Meaningful delivery signal, but not yet reconciled to audited eligible capital or capital placed in service for exemption claims.
What varies by place and project
Abatement percentages and terms, PILOT formulas, special-assessment districts, school-share protections and state versus local incentive layers differ sharply. A city with an explicit minimum-revenue formula (New Albany) is not comparable to a package that only publishes “up to” state credits without annual redemption tables.
Do not double count (methodology)
Actual receipts
Property taxes, income taxes, PILOTs, special charges and fees for a defined period.
Forgone revenue
An abatement versus a defensible alternative—not automatically a cash expense.
Public obligations
Roads, substations, water, staffing and debt service, net of developer contributions.
Economic effects
Modeled construction and household activity stay separate from government cash flow.