Amazon PDX2 — Hermiston Data Center

Amazon PDX2 is a data center operated by Amazon Web Services in Hermiston, OR, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Hermiston data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 17.5-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
Hermiston
State
OR
Country
US

Market intelligence

CAUTION

Data Center Power Index verdict for Hermiston — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Hermiston — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Hermiston's tracked data center portfolio stands at 24 facilities with zero operational megawatts—a structural anomaly that demands scrutiny. The market shows three evenly distributed operators each holding eight facilities: a unnamed entity, Amazon Web Services, and another unknown player. This fragmented ownership pattern, combined with the absence of commissioned capacity, suggests either early-stage development, dormant assets, or significant data gaps in tracking. The zero-MW figure is particularly notable in a region that has demonstrated construction ambition; nearby Umatilla has a 714,000-square-foot facility under way, indicating regional infrastructure momentum that has not yet translated to Hermiston's operational base. The CAUTION verdict—driven by an excess-power score of 51/100 paired against a constraint score of 43/100—reflects a paradoxical positioning. The excess-power…

Location

Area Hermiston, OR, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketHermiston
Grid operatorWECC
Data Center Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power17.5 months
LocationHermiston, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Amazon PDX2 in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Amazon.com

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 30 operating generating units totalling 5,048 MW within about 50 km of Hermiston, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas2,394 MW · 6 units · 47%
Hydropower1,594 MW · 2 units · 32%
Wind1,000 MW · 19 units · 20%
Utility-Scale Solar59 MW · 3 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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