Google

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Google is a data center in The Dalles, OR, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the The Dalles data-center market on the WECC grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates CAUTION, with an estimated 10.8-month time-to-power. The market shows mixed signals — validate live grid headroom and queue depth before committing capacity.

Status
Operational
Market
The Dalles
State
OR
Country
US
Coordinates
45.6232, -121.2067

What changed

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Market intelligence

CAUTION

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

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Market context

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

The Dalles operates as a concentrated single-operator market with 600 MW across seven tracked facilities, all controlled by Google, creating a highly specialized regional footprint with minimal competitive diversification. The excess-power score of 55/100 indicates moderate available grid capacity, while the constraint score of 22/100 signals relatively low transmission or infrastructure bottlenecks compared to peer markets. Recent news confirms active Google infrastructure investment, including a city-approved rebuild of the original 2006 data center at the Port of The Dalles, suggesting continued capital deployment despite the market's tight operator concentration. The DCPI verdict of CAUTION reflects a market positioned between opportunity and risk. The excess-power score above 50 suggests buildable headroom for new capacity—a favorable signal for expansion-minded operators—but the…

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Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketThe Dalles
Grid operatorWECC
DC Hub Power IndexCAUTION
Est. time to power10.8 months
LocationThe Dalles, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Google 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.

Google LLC

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 16 operating generating units totalling 5,704 MW within about 50 km of The Dalles, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Hydropower3,980 MW · 2 units · 70%
Wind1,411 MW · 12 units · 25%
Oil/Gas303 MW · 1 unit · 5%
Utility-Scale Solar10 MW · 1 unit · 0%

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

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