Fort Rock DC
207 Southwest Columbia Street · Bend, Deschutes County, OR
Source: OpenStreetMap
Fort Rock DC is an operating data center in Deschutes County, OR. DataCentersExposed has documented a 11,249 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkFort Rock DC is an operating data center in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon. Public records list a footprint of 11,249 square feet. The site draws power from the Bonneville Power Administration inside the BPAT balancing authority. Operator and ultimate parent are not disclosed in available records.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Hiring event related to new data center set for Tuesday in West Feliciana ParishWAFB· Jul 13, 2026
- Firmus AI hype faces the town-hall test in Tailem BendThe Australian· Jul 13, 2026
- Open house, job fair planned for Hut 8 data center under construction in West Feliciana ParishThe Advocate· Jul 6, 2026
- Microsoft enters the design stage, plans to go vertical next yearSouth Bend Tribune· Jun 23, 2026
- LaPorte Microsoft data center officially under constructionSouth Bend Tribune· Jun 19, 2026
- Data center debate reaches Jefferson County as Big Bend counties push backwtwcfox· Jun 18, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Oregon reported $26.9M in Enterprise Zone (Long-Term Rural EZ, ORS 285C.400) property-tax abatement — Crook County (Meta Prineville campus) for FY2025 (Crook County, Oregon (audited financial statements / GASB 77 note)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Bend and Redmond), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Amity Creek Elementary School in Bend, is 0.8 mi from this site (147 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.