Google data center, Wasco County, OR
Wasco County, OR
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google data center in Wasco County, OR is a mapped facility, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 287,831 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle data center
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle data center
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- 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
- Wind-driven grass fire burns near Google data center construction site in The Dalles - columbiacommunityconnection.comcolumbiacommunityconnection.com· Aug 18, 2026
- City sued its own newspaper to hide Google data center drinking 29 % of the town waterinvestmentwatchblog.com· Aug 11, 2026
- Alphabet (GOOGL) $15 Billion India Data Center Draws Environmental And Legal Scrutiny - SahmSahm· Aug 10, 2026
- Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top - Secret Data Centerwired.com· Aug 8, 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.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Chenowith Elementary School in The Dalles, is 0.8 mi from this site (384 students). 2 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.