Hillsboro Provident data center project
Provident is weighing a data center campus of up to 12 buildings on about 300 acres it has under contract from the Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation, a proposal that drew mostly opposing residents to an April 2026 public meeting.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
The city approved a proposal for an engineering memo on water and wastewater service to the site. (City of Hillsboro, undated)
Residents, many of them opposed, spoke at a public meeting; DCD reported the EDC had approved a four-month extension of Provident's due diligence period. (DatacenterDynamics, undated)
The Hillsboro City Council unanimously consented, with conditions, to creating a municipal management district; the city says this did not approve the project. (City of Hillsboro, undated)
The Hillsboro EDC signed a contract to sell about 300 acres of heavy-industrial land to Provident. (City of Hillsboro, undated)
Conflicts and open questions
- City page says the contract runs through November 2026 and can be extended.
The full record
- Status note
- In due diligence under a land sale contract with the Hillsboro EDC; no sale closed.
- Power note
- Not reported.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)