State briefing

Oregon: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for Oregon, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

148tracked data center facilities

6.5 TWhestimated annual DC electricity

12.8¢residential rate per kWh

140grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: medium

Your regulator

Oregon Public Utility Commission — website · file a complaint

Case studies

CBA secured

The Dalles — Water fight forced Google to fund infrastructure

Community opposition to Google's water usage led to a negotiated agreement: Google funded a $29M wastewater treatment upgrade and committed to using recycled water for cooling. The city capped total data center water draws at 25% of municipal supply.

Known data center campuses in Oregon

Operator	Location	Tenant	Filing LLC
Google	The Dalles	Google	Land-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC
Meta	Prineville	Meta	Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain
Amazon (AWS)	Umatilla / Boardman	Amazon (AWS)	Vadata, Inc. — AWS's build/operating entity on many permits

What communities in Oregon have won

The Dalles (Google) — $29M wastewater treatment upgrade + recycled-water cooling; city capped DC draws at 25% of municipal supply
Morrow & Umatilla Counties (Amazon (AWS)) — Renegotiated tax agreements with higher annual community payments after commissioners pushed back

State municipal league: League of Oregon Cities

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

Start here → The health risks, sourced