THE DALLES — On Jan. 15, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) published an investigative article detailing The Dalles’ push to expand its water reservoir capacity in the Mount Hood National Forest through a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz.
Oregon’s governor is organizing a new committee of advisers to weigh in on issues rising from the rapid growth of data centers in the state. Gov. Tina Kotek announced the new Data Center Advisory Committee on Tuesday and named seven members, who will provide policy recommendations to her and the Legislature no later than October […]
Oregon’s largest electrical utility is proposing to make residential customers pay at least part of the long-term cost of supplying large data centers, despite a new law requiring it to charge the centers’ developers, not other customers. This summer, Oregon became one of just a few states to pass a law requiring data centers to […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. will need more reliable energy sources than ever before and the Trump administration will deliver, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy said at a summit Thursday.
THE DALLES – Google announced it invested more than $600 million in Oregon this year to expand its cloud and data center infrastructure Dec. 12. This brings the company's total investment in the state to more than $2.4 billion, reinforcing its commitment to Oregon, where it built its first owned and operated data center in The Dalles in 2006. In addition to its infrastructure investments, Google also announced it contributed more than $550,000 to organizations across Oregon this year.
