Oakline at Mill Creek (Verrus), Salem

Status: Proposed · as of Aug. 11, 2026
Location: Mill Creek Corporate Center, southeast Salem · Marion County
Status note: A phase 1 site plan on private land was filed July 31, 2026 and was pending as of Aug. 1; Salem adopted a citywide data center moratorium in September, and whether it reaches this filing was not reported.
Power: Not reported
DCD reported phase 1 was set to offer dozens of megawatts; no number was given.
Floor area: 600,000 sq ft
Combined footprint of the two phase 1 buildings in the city application.
Land: 100.2 acres
W.Media reported the application covers 100.2 acres on three private lots; earlier reports used about 75 acres for the campus.
Investment: More than $5 billion projected for the campus (city); the application lists a $394 million valuation (as reported)
Developer and team: Verrus (through Alderstone, LLC)
Utility: Portland General Electric
Water: Verrus's CEO told OPB the design is mainly air-cooled and adds a small amount of water on the hottest days; the city said initial conversations pointed to a low-water-consumption design.
Incentives: The city says an enterprise zone request filed with the Marion County Assessor on May 27, 2026 was approved for three years; amount not stated.
Evidence: Primary public records
Size class: 50 MW or more (tracker scope)

Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

Sept. 2026 At a Monday-night hearing reported by KPTV on Sept. 22, the council adopted a citywide four-month data center moratorium, through Jan. 19, 2027. (KPTV (FOX 12), Sept. 22, 2026)
Aug. 11, 2026 Verrus's CEO told OPB the company was still moving forward on phase 1 and expected review over the next couple of months. (OPB (Think Out Loud), Aug. 11, 2026)
Aug. 3, 2026 Salem's council voted unanimously to start the moratorium process. (KATU, Aug. 3, 2026)
July 31, 2026 Alderstone, LLC filed a land use application for two one-story buildings with a combined 600,000-square-foot footprint on 100.2 privately owned acres; the city says data centers are allowed in the site's zoning and review stays administrative. (City of Salem, Aug. 1, 2026; W.Media, Aug. 3, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, Aug. 4, 2026)
July 30, 2026 Gov. Tina Kotek directed the Department of Administrative Services to end its contract to sell 32.23 state-owned acres at the Mill Creek Corporate Center to Verrus; the company said it was not consulted. (KATU, July 31, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, Aug. 3, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, Aug. 4, 2026)
July 17, 2026 W.Media reported the city valued the planned three-building campus with a substation at $5.1 billion. (W.Media, July 17, 2026; KPTV (FOX 12), July 15, 2026)
July 13, 2026 Salem's city manager announced the project at a council meeting after the city was released on July 8 from a non-disclosure agreement signed in March 2025. (City of Salem, Aug. 1, 2026)

Acreage differs: about 75 acres (W.Media, KPTV, KATU, DCD) versus 100.2 acres on three private lots in the application as reported by W.Media; the 32-acre state parcel is no longer part of the filing.
OPB's interview figures on water use (up to 39 million gallons a year, from Salem Reporter) and jobs are the company's or another outlet's claims and were not checked.
The September vote date is not given here as a day: KPTV's Sept. 22 report says the council voted on a Monday night, and no city record was opened.

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