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The Dalles Data Center

Google · The Dalles. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

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Part of the tracked campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus.

The story of The Dalles Data Centerinherited from campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus
Announced capex
$1.8B
Jobs
200 permanent reported
Water
1.2M gal/day (5K households)
Land owner
Northwest Aluminum
Derived
Cost per job
$9M per permanent job

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In clusterOregon(85)

The deal

Inherited from campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus.

utility
Northern Wasco County PUD · Local public utility district
offtaker
Avangrid · Wind PPA supplier
operator
Google · SIP/EZ agreements administered by Business Oregon
construction
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. · General contractor for the ~$600M / two ~290,000 sq ft new-build expansion (broke ground Sept 2024).
land owner
Northwest Aluminum · Prior owner of the former smelter site; sold land to Google.

Financial structure

Inherited from campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus.

Cumulative Oregon investment since 2006
$1.8B. ~18-year cumulative figure touted by Google. journalist report
Enterprise Zone abatements (2013 + 2015 agreements)
15-year abatements expiring ~2031/32 and ~2034/35; combined projected community payments ~$45.78M; effective property-tax discount reported ~92%. permit filing
2021 Strategic Investment Program agreement (Design LLC)
Up to 2 data centers, 15-year abatement; Google pays 50% of assessed property tax on first project, 60% on second; $3M upfront per new development; plus Community Service Fee and Guaranteed Annual Payment. permit filing

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus.

Permanent jobs
>200 permanent jobs at site source
Water (gal/day)
~1.19M gpd (434.4M gal in 2024) source

Power

Inherited from campus Google The Dalles Data Center Campus. Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
grid
Grid operator
WECC
Interconnection
Water
2024 use ~434.4M gal/yr (~1.19M gpd), up from 104M gal/yr in 2012; underground water right up to 3.88M gpd acquired with smelter; city commitment up to 2M gpd by Jan 2028, potential 8M gpd with expansion. Retail water via City of The Dalles; subject of a 2022-2023 public-records dispute (The Oregonian).

Leaning Juniper IIB repower (Avangrid, Gilliam County), 0.10 GW wind, Announced. Google PPA for 100+ MW clean energy to serve The Dalles campus.

Leaning Juniper IIB (Avangrid) repowered wind farm, 0.12 GW wind, Energized. 119 MW repowered wind farm in Gilliam County; >100 MW PPA to Google delivered via Northern Wasco County PUD; repower cost up to ~$200M, ~150 construction jobs.

Facility record

operating

Status

hyperscale

Type

Google

Operator

The Dalles

Location

2006

Operational

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  • record: The Dalles Data Center (reported) · source
  • status: operating (reported) · source

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Added to the DEPLOY registry as a sourced facility record
  2. Sep 2026
    Current: operating

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What is The Dalles Data Center?
The Dalles Data Center is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in The Dalles. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates The Dalles Data Center?
Google operates The Dalles Data Center, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is The Dalles Data Center operating?
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DEPLOY. (2026). The Dalles Data Center: data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/google-the-dalles-or

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