Being built
Google's two new data centers at the former Northwest Aluminum site, The Dalles
Also called: Google The Dalles expansion, 3500 River Road
Google is adding two large data centers on the old Northwest Aluminum site in The Dalles. The city approved them in 2022 and 2024. Under a 20-year tax deal, Google pays $3 million per building plus yearly fees in place of most property taxes.
Where things stand: City approved both buildings (2022 and Jan. 2024). Trackers say they opened in 2025-26, not confirmed by Google.
🕒 Latest update (Jan 25, 2024): City approved the second new Google data center at the site.
What we know
- 📍 Where3500 River Road, Port of The Dalles (former Northwest Aluminum site), The Dalles, Wasco County
- 🏢 CompanyDesign LLC (Google)
- 🏛️ Owned byGoogle
- 👤 Built forGoogle
- 💸 Tax breaks20-year deal: $3 million up front per building, then community fees and reduced property taxes once built.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Are the two new Google buildings at River Road now running? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the new buildings use? Google's water use in The Dalles has been a long dispute. 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 2022Contractor Whiting-Turner applied to the city for a 290,000-square-foot Google data center at 3500 River Road.
- Jan 25, 2024City approved the second new Google data center at the site.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Google making moves to break ground on first new data center in The Dalles · Columbia Community Connection · Sept 20, 2022
- Google gets another go: second data center garners TD city approval · Columbia Community Connection · Jan 25, 2024
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