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Read Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon
Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus.

“Watching the fir...

Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon

July 23, 2026 Oregon

Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the first steel go up is always a significant moment because it turns years of planning, engineering and hard...

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Read Oregon regulators approve PacifiCorp penalties for high-load energy users
Oregon regulators approve PacifiCorp penalties for high-load energy users

Oregon regulators approve PacifiCorp penalties for high-load energy users

December 27, 2024 Oregon

The Oregon Public Utility Commission has ruled in favor of a PacifiCorp proposal that would penalize large-load customers, such as data centers, whose energy use at new facilities is not in line with forecast needs. "The scale of utility procurement and stranded asset risk associated with these...

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Read Morrow County, Oregon, rezones Percheron data center land
Morrow County, Oregon, rezones Percheron data center land

Morrow County, Oregon, rezones Percheron data center land

September 12, 2023 Oregon

Land 11 miles southwest of Boardman in Oregon's Morrow County has been zoned from agricultural to industrial, and the board of commissioners has given authorization. The change in zoning will permit the construction of data centers on the site. There are proposals to construct a 50MW solar farm...

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Read $100 million data center plan in Columbia River Gorge 'discontinued'
$100 million data center plan in Columbia River Gorge 'discontinued'

$100 million data center plan in Columbia River Gorge 'discontinued'

July 25, 2023 Oregon

In Oregon, Cascade Locks port authority has announced the decision to discontinue Roundhouse Digital Infrastructure's $100 million data center project in the Columbia River Gorge. The startup had planned to build a 10MW data center targeting "niche government and energy industry" clients....

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Read New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow
New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow

New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow

February 08, 2023 Oregon

The Oregon state legislature has introduced a new bill which would require data centers and crypto miners in the state to comply with clean energy standards or be faced with a penalty. The 2023 'House Bill 2816' outlines that high-energy use facilities must reduce their emissions associated with...

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Read Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center
Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center

Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center

January 17, 2023 Oregon

Crane Data Centers Inc. is partnering with Principal Asset Management through its real estate investment team, to build a 100+MW data center campus in the Forest Grove area, near Hillsboro.The campus, to be located in the Forest Grove area, will include a 300,000-square-foot facility on a 35-acre...

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Read Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies
Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies

Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies

October 07, 2022 Oregon

In September, it was announced that tax breaks for data centers in Oregon might be getting a serious re-examination. Over the years, through Oregon's enterprise zone program, tax incentives have made Oregon a haven for data center operators, with Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google saving around...

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