Google The Dalles data center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
2 events, January 1, 2006 to September 14, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 5 statements, 4 figures from other sources and 1 line that is not an event of its own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Oregon.
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Stages
2006 1 event
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(the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 16, 2026)
Entry
Google opened its first company owned data center in The Dalles in 2006. [5]
2026 1 event
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Also in January 2026: 1 figure from another source
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Figure · OPB
50,000,000 dollars: Google received $50 million in property tax breaks in The Dalles this year alone. OPB local outlet
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Google lists Google The Dalles data center at The Dalles, Oregon on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026. [1]
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Also in September 2026: 5 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Statement · Scott Hege, Republican candidate for Oregon House District 52
Scott Hege says transparency about Google's water consumption was a weakness in data center agreements. Columbia Community Connection local outlet
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Statement · Scott Hege, Republican candidate for Oregon House District 52
Scott Hege said he believes local communities should decide whether to accept data centers rather than state level rules. Columbia Community Connection local outlet
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Decision · Wasco County (county)
Wasco County commissioners unanimously approved placing 15 million dollars into Community Endowment and Resiliency Fund columbiacommunityconnection.com
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Figure · Columbia Community Connection
40,000,000 dollars: County currently has about 40 million dollars in reserves Columbia Community Connection local outlet
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Figure · Columbia Community Connection
15,000,000 dollars: 15 million dollars to be placed in endowment, leaving roughly 25 million in county reserves Columbia Community Connection local outlet
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Statement · Tina Kotek, Governor of Oregon
Democratic Governor Tina Kotek echoed Sanders' call for a data center moratorium in her reelection campaign. OPB local outlet
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Statement · Scott Hege, Wasco County Commissioner
Scott Hege believes decisions about data center development, including tax breaks and community investments, should be made locally rather than at the state level. OPB local outlet
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Statement · Hank Sanders, candidate for Oregon House 52nd District
Hank Sanders called for a statewide moratorium of unspecified time on data centers. OPB local outlet
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Figure · OPB
40 percent of city water: The Google data center campus in The Dalles has several football sized data storage buildings and continues to expand, consuming about 40 percent of the city's water supply. OPB local outlet
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- Under the months
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- Stage changes
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- Decisions
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- Statements
- 5
- Figures
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- Entries and decisions under the months
- 1