Amazon PDX63 is a data center operated by AWS. 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 17.3-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Hermiston — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Hermiston — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Hermiston's data center infrastructure remains nascent, with 24 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity across three equally represented operators. The market is characterized by fragmentation: AWS, an unnamed operator, and a third entity each control eight facilities, suggesting early-stage portfolio assembly rather than consolidated deployment. This 8-8-8 split is atypical for mature markets and indicates either speculative land positioning or facilities still under development. Notably, the market has recorded zero recent M&A activity, distinguishing it from the regional consolidation momentum evident in neighboring Oregon markets. The CAUTION verdict—driven by an excess-power score of 51/100 and a constraint score of 47/100—signals meaningful operational headwinds for acquisition-focused investors. The constraint rating, hovering just below the midpoint, reflects…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 30 operating generating units totalling 5,874 MW within about 50 km of this location. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
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