Data center project · Wasco County, Oregon
Google data center, 3500 River Road, The Dalles
Operating · The first of two Google buildings under a 2021 tax deal, online in 2025 and now paying about $9.8 million a year in taxes and fees.
- Status
- Operating · as of 2025
- Location
- 3500 River Road, Port of The Dalles · Wasco County
- Power
- Not reported
No power figure in the sources reviewed. - Investment
- About $1.2 billion real market value after construction, including equipment (assessor, as reported)
- Developer and team
- Google (through Design LLC)
- Incentives
- Strategic Investment Program agreement approved in 2021 by Wasco County commissioners (unanimous) and The Dalles council: taxable value limited to $100 million for 15 years, plus a community service fee and a guaranteed annual payment so Google pays at least 50% of full taxes on this building. In 2025 it paid $9.8 million in taxes and fees (as reported).
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Updates, newest first
- March 6, 2026 Columbia Community Connection reported the River Road building, online since 2025, paid $1.55 million in property tax, a $2.5 million community service fee and a $5.75 million guaranteed payment for 2025. (Columbia Community Connection, March 6, 2026)
- Oct. 20, 2021 Wasco County commissioners unanimously approved tax breaks for two new Google data centers, an estimated $147 million of abated taxes over 15-year terms; The Dalles council followed. (Columbia Community Connection, Oct. 20, 2021; DatacenterDynamics, Oct. 27, 2021)
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