Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Oregon
At a glance
Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
Top brownfield sites in Oregon
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeQuential Biodiesel Solar | Brownfield | Lane | brownfield | 115 kV | 0 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.9 |
| Boardman | Brownfield | Morrow County | coal | — | 642 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.8 |
| Corvallis Municipal Airport | Brownfield | Benton | superfund | — | 0 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.9 |
| Columbia Ridge Landfill Phase II | Brownfield | Gilliam | landfill | 115 kV | 50 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| Copper Dam Plant | Brownfield | Hood River County | hydro | 115 kV | 3 MW | 3.5 yrs | 57.5 |
| Cline Falls | Brownfield | Deschutes County | hydro | — | 1 MW | 3.5 yrs | 54.1 |
How does Oregon compare with other states for brownfield sites?
With 6 sites, Oregon ranks 37th of the 49 states that have any brownfield candidate sites. California leads with 103. Nationally, brownfield sites average 57.5/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Oregon averages 53.1, the 32nd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.5 years.
Where are the highest-scoring brownfield sites in Oregon?
The top 6 range from 64.9 to 54.1 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are spread across 6 different counties, including Lane, Morrow County and Benton. By grid region, 6 are in WECC.
County pages: Lane · Morrow County · Benton · Gilliam
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these brownfield sites have?
Of the top 6 brownfield sites in Oregon, 3 have a recorded nearest-substation voltage, with a median of 115 kV; for 0 that substation is rated 230 kV or higher. Their counties have a median of 9 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 47 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.5 years. None of the 6 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Oregon?
GridCensus catalogs 6 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Oregon, 0.8% of the national total for this type (37th of 49 states).
What is a brownfield datacenter site?
Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
What is the best brownfield datacenter site in Oregon?
By DC Readiness Score, SeQuential Biodiesel Solar in Lane ranks first at 64.9/100, followed by Boardman in Morrow County at 64.8.
Which Oregon counties have the best brownfield sites?
The top 6 brownfield sites in Oregon are spread across 6 different counties, including Lane, Morrow County and Benton.
How does Oregon score for datacenters overall?
All 2,430 scored sites in Oregon average 53.1/100 DC Readiness, the 32nd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on brownfield sites and Oregon
Brownfield sites in other states
- Brownfield sites in California· 103 sites
- Brownfield sites in New Jersey· 52 sites
- Brownfield sites in New York· 48 sites
- Brownfield sites in Massachusetts· 44 sites
- Brownfield sites in Iowa· 38 sites
- Brownfield sites in Illinois· 33 sites
- Brownfield sites in Texas· 30 sites
- Brownfield sites in Ohio· 29 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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, “Brownfield datacenter sites in Oregon”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/brownfield/oregon (data as of November 12, 2026).
Go deeper than the public screen
Every site and score for Brownfield sites in Oregon is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.