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Datacenter Sites in Umatilla County, Oregon

Umatilla County has 85 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Umatilla County, Oregon has 85 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Oregon average of 53.1. It ranks 7th of 36 Oregon counties by number of sites and 24th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · ff6a054d at 62.7/100.

85
Candidate sites
52.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,700 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Umatilla County

Site-selection context for Umatilla County

Yesproperty_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
7.77¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
Medium-High
Water stress
$2,437
Land price / acre
300
Cooling degree days
4,700
Heating degree days
49°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

How does Umatilla County compare with other counties in Oregon?

By number of scored sites, Umatilla County ranks 7th of the 36 Oregon counties with a county page, holding 3.5% of the state's 2,430 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.9/100 ranks 24th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 398th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 20 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Umatilla County?

Federal Excess sites are the most common (55, 65% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (20) and industrial (7). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Umatilla County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.71¢/kWh and commercial 7.77¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (22). WRI water stress is medium-high. 11 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 300 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 49°F. Land is valued around $2,437 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Umatilla County

Top datacenter sites in Umatilla County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203430Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs62.7
ROUNDUPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN202431Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs60.5
OZ UmatillaGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.8
FEEDVILLESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.5
TAP205711Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.4
TAP205707Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.9
TAP205708Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN202723Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.2
PILOT ROCKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN202741Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
PENDLETONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN202946Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN205699Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN205698Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.6
TAP205341Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.4
TAP203431Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.0
WESTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN202654Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.7
WESTIN-ELGINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs55.3
UMATILLA PROJECTFederal Excess——3.5 yrs53.6
UMATILLA BASIN PROJECTFederal Excess——3.5 yrs53.2
UMATILLA PROJECTFederal Excess——3.5 yrs53.0
Hermiston Shell Bulk Plant/Crawford Oil Bulk PlantIndustrial——3.5 yrs52.9
UMATILLA BASIN PROJECTFederal Excess——3.5 yrs52.8

Every scored site in Umatilla County

All 85 sites, best first.

Umatilla County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Umatilla County?

85 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 36 Oregon counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Umatilla County?

Substation-Adjacent site · ff6a054d scores 62.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 85 scored sites in Umatilla County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Umatilla County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Enterprise Zone property tax exemption for 3-15 years; no sales tax in Oregon.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Umatilla County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Umatilla County as "Relatively Low" (score 22).

What are industrial electricity rates in Umatilla County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.71¢/kWh and commercial is 7.77¢/kWh in Umatilla County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Umatilla County, Oregon”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/oregon/umatilla-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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