Google Data Center The Dalles Oregon
Wasco County, OR
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google Data Center The Dalles Oregon is an operating data center in Wasco County, OR, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 185 MW of reported power capacity and a 1,487,396 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Data Center The Dalles is an operating data center in Wasco County, Oregon, run by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. Operational since 2025, the site spans 1,487,396 square feet and draws a reported 185 MW of power. It pulls electricity from Northern Wasco County PUD within the BPAT balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Data Center The Dalles Oregon
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: GDELT- Wind-driven grass fire burns near Google data center construction site in The Dalles - columbiacommunityconnection.comcolumbiacommunityconnection.com· Aug 18, 2026
- City Approves Google rebuild of original 2006 data center in Port of The Dalles - Columbia Community ConnectionColumbia Community Connection· Aug 4, 2026
- The Dalles spent 13 months fighting to keep Google’s water use secret — then records showed the data center campus consumed roughly a third of the Oregon city’s supply - ScienceBlog.comScienceBlog.com· Jul 11, 2026
- The Dalles’ mayor called OPB’s data center story inaccurate. Here are the facts - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPBOregon Public Broadcasting - OPB· Jan 23, 2026
- Modine Stock Jumps After Report Names Google, Amazon as Data Center Cooling Customers - SahmSahm· Aug 22, 2026
- Modine Stock Jumps After Report Names Google, Amazon as Data Center Cooling Customers - BenzingaBenzinga· Aug 21, 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
- Reported consumption828.5K gpd2023 · consumption · reported as “Google The Dalles” · source
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 (The Dalles), 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, Chenowith Elementary School in The Dalles, is 1.1 mi from this site (384 students).
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.