Copia Charlestown Data Center and Battery Storage (BLM land near Hermiston)
Hermiston, Umatilla County, OR
Copia Charlestown Data Center and Battery Storage (BLM land near Hermiston) is an announced data center project in Hermiston, OR, backed by Copia Power. Early-stage (other). Copia applied to the Bureau of Land Management to site the Charlestown Data Center and battery storage project on about 106 acres of federal land near Hermiston, submitting a draft plan of development on May 8, 2026; it would be the first data center on federal public land in Oregon. About 106 acres. Not confirmed by the developer or local officials; location approximate. Sources: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/29/data-centers-proposed-federal-land-eastern-oregon/ https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/undisclosed-blm-data-center-project-hermiston-or--a483d598-4f46-440b-9e05-52f417cea722.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
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Oregon state legislation
- Oregon PUC Docket UM 2377 - PGE Large-Load Investigation (Schedule 96)Order No. 26-154 (May 2026) creates Schedule 96, a new large-load (20MW+) rate class required under Oregon's HB 3546 "POWER Act" -- 1¢/kWh surcharge for 100MW+ customers. Amazon Data Services and the Data Center Coalition were parties.Download
- Oregon PUC Docket UE 433 - PacifiCorp 2024 General Rate Case (Large-Load Tariff)Established Pacific Power's first large-load tariff (Capacity Reservation Charge + Excess Demand Charge for 50MW+ customers), later cited as the model for the POWER Act rollout.Download
- HB 4084Oregon bill restricting property-tax exemption periods available to data centers.Download
- Oregon PUC Docket UE 463 - PacifiCorp Schedule 401 (POWER Act Implementation)Contested case implementing HB 3546/POWER Act for Pacific Power via a new large-load customer class; Amazon Data Services filed testimony. Expected to conclude late 2026.Download
- Oregon PUC Docket UM 2410 - Amazon Data Services vs. PacifiCorpComplaint filed Oct 2025 -- Amazon alleges PacifiCorp failed to deliver contracted power to named Oregon data center campuses ("Specialized" and "Litespeed" under-delivered; "Pivot" and "Gray" contracting refused), asking regulators to force delivery or release the sites from PacifiCorp's exclusive territory.Download
Site details
- Operator
- Copia Power
- County
- Umatilla County, OR
- Address
- Hermiston, OR
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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Aerial imageryUSGS The National Map · public domain
Small Oregon city considers legal action over governor’s order halting data center permitsThe Oregonian
Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centersSpokane Spokesman-Review
Oregon Gov. Kotek orders halt to data center air, water permitting: ‘It is effectively a temporary moratorium’The Oregonian
ComEd customers could pay billions for data center hookups, warns utility watchdog groupShaw Local Enewspapers
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
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