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Data center project · Klickitat County, Washington

Dallesport data center (Webster Orchards site)

Inquiry only · An early-stage data center proposal on orchard land in Dallesport; Klickitat PUD's connection request to BPA lists an initial load of 300-350 MW and is in feasibility study. Also known as: Williams Ranch.

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Status
Inquiry only · as of June 24, 2026
Location
Dallesport, near Highway 14 · Klickitat County
Status note
A utility interconnection request only: Klickitat PUD has asked BPA to study a connection. No developer, land-use application or approval.
Power
350 MW
Upper end of the initial 300-350 MW data center load stated in Klickitat PUD's request to BPA (dated Aug. 19, 2025), as reported; a requested load, not an approved one. A since-removed marketing listing described a potential 500 MW load backed by up to 1 GW of gas generation and 50 MW of solar.
Land
346 acres
345.96 acres per the PUD's request; the marketing listing said 296 acres.
Developer and team
Not named (landowner L. Scott Webster, The Fruit Company)
Utility
Klickitat County PUD (connection to BPA)
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. June 17, 2026 The Lyle Community Council discussed a proposed 230 kV substation on PUD land in Lyle that could serve the project. (Columbia Gorge News, June 24, 2026)
  2. May 27, 2026 The Goldendale Sentinel reported the BPA feasibility study and requested energization dates of Dec. 1, 2026, and Oct. 1, 2029; the PUD said it was too early in BPA's process to set realistic timelines. (Goldendale Sentinel, May 27, 2026)
  3. Aug. 19, 2025 Klickitat PUD's interconnection request to BPA, dated this day, projected an initial data center load of 300-350 MW on 345.96 acres. (Goldendale Sentinel, May 27, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The landowner says no final decisions have been made; no development partner has been chosen.

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