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Data center project · Wasco County, Oregon

Google second data center, former aluminum plant site, The Dalles

Under construction · The second Google building under the 2021 agreement, under construction on the former smelter site.

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Status
Under construction · as of March 6, 2026
Location
Former aluminum plant property, Port of The Dalles · Wasco County
Power
Not reported
No power figure in the sources reviewed.
Floor area
290,000 sq ft
Size from the 2023 request by Google's contractor for a second building (as reported); that it is this building is assumed.
Investment
About $600 million per building (2021 county estimate)
Developer and team
Google (through Design LLC)
Water
Under the 2021 deal Google was to pay $28.5 million to expand the city's water supply and hand over some groundwater rights (2021 reporting); OPB reported Google used about a third of the city's water in 2024 and the city is pursuing a larger reservoir, which city officials say is not for Google.
Incentives
Same 2021 Strategic Investment Program agreement; this building must pay about 60% of full taxes through taxes and fees.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. March 6, 2026 Construction was under way, with completion expected in one to two years. (Columbia Community Connection, March 6, 2026)
  2. Jan. 15, 2026 OPB reported Google's share of The Dalles water supply rose from about 12% in 2012 to about a third in 2024, and that the city wants a federal land transfer to grow a Mount Hood forest reservoir from about 900 to 3,000 acre-feet. (OPB, Jan. 15, 2026)
  3. Nov. 28, 2023 Google's contractor asked the city to approve a second, 290,000-square-foot data center. (Columbia Community Connection, Aug. 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The Dalles mayor and a former public works director disputed OPB's water reporting; OPB stood by it.

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