Data center project · Umatilla County, Oregon
Amazon (AWS) campuses in and near Hermiston
Operating · Amazon's Hermiston-area data centers, built under a series of 15-year tax deals approved by Hermiston and Umatilla County. Also known as: PDX194, PDX138, PDX245.
- Status
- Operating · as of July 2024
- Location
- Hermiston; south Hermiston; south of Feedville; 80939 Powerline Rd. · Umatilla County
- Status note
- The city says PDX138 has been operating since getting its certificate of occupancy in July 2024, and PDX245 broke ground in 2024 but had no certificate by the end of 2025.
- Power
- Not reported
No power figure reported. - Developer and team
- Amazon Data Services
- Incentives
- 2019: 15-year exemption for a south Hermiston campus with at least $2 million a year in lieu of taxes plus $1 million per additional building (Hermiston council and Umatilla County board). 2022: 15-year long-term rural enterprise zone deal for sites of 9.97 and 120.83 acres, expected to yield about $5 million in payments in lieu of taxes at full build-out (Hermiston council). The city says Amazon paid its first annual enterprise zone payment, $2.65 million, in November 2025. Amazon also holds a Strategic Investment Program agreement in the county (as reported).
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Updates, newest first
- June 30, 2026 The Greater Hermiston Enterprise Zone's authorization ended; the city says existing exemptions continue under their terms. (City of Hermiston, 2026)
- July 2024 Amazon's PDX138 campus in the Greater Hermiston Enterprise Zone received its certificate of occupancy, according to the city. (City of Hermiston, 2026)
- April 16, 2024 DEQ proposed an air permit for PDX194, a new Amazon data center at 80939 Powerline Rd., Hermiston. (Hermiston Herald, April 16, 2024)
- Sept. 26, 2022 The Hermiston council approved a 15-year rural enterprise zone deal for two Amazon campuses, one in the city and one south of Feedville. (DatacenterDynamics, Sept. 30, 2022)
- Oct. 16, 2019 Umatilla County commissioners approved, after the Hermiston council, a 15-year exemption for a new Amazon campus on the south side of Hermiston with a $200 million minimum investment. (DatacenterDynamics, Oct. 24, 2019; KUOW, Oct. 22, 2019)
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