The Dalles, OR · Wasco County · 45.597°N 121.178°W
Google The Dalles Data Center Campus
Key facts
- Location
- The Dalles, OR, Wasco County
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Powered by
- grid (PacifiCorp) + Columbia River hydropower
- Announced
- 2005
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $1.8B
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Hydro · Utility: Northern Wasco County PUD
- Cooling
- Evaporative
Powered largely by Bonneville Power Administration Columbia River hydropower via Northern Wasco County PUD, supplemented by a 100+ MW wind PPA (Avangrid/Leaning Juniper IIB). Google claims a 100% renewable match.
City records released after a 2021–22 public-records lawsuit — which the city, funded by Google (>$100K), later dropped — show Google consumed 355.1M gallons in 2021 (~29% of The Dalles' total water use), up from 104.3M gallons in 2012. Google committed $28.5M to upgrade city water infrastructure.
Public subsidies
- Oregon Enterprise Zone (Wasco County) — 2005, 2013, and 2015 15-year property-tax abatement agreements; the city projects ~$45.78M in community payments over the 2013 and 2015 termsThe Dalles / Wasco County, OR · 2005/2013/2015
- Oregon Strategic Investment Program (SIP) — 2021 agreement, 15-year abatement (payment amounts pending final valuation)The Dalles / Wasco County, OR · 2021
Community sentiment
The city sued The Oregonian/OregonLive (with Google funding >$100K) to block release of Google's water data, then settled in December 2022 and released a decade of records. Concerns span water (Yakama Nation fishers and Dog River endangered-fish habitat), school funding, and abatement scale; Oregon enacted a 2025–26 pause on new data-center incentives.
How Google is Reshaping a Small Oregon Town — TechnostatecraftStatus history
- Under constructionThe Dalles, Oregon — Google data centers (Wikipedia)
- Operational
One of Google's earliest major data center campuses; expanded multiple times through 2023
The Dalles, Oregon — Google data centers (Wikipedia)
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
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- City of The Dalles, ORRetrieved:
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- American Public Power AssociationRetrieved:
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