Data center profile · Mesa above the city of Arlington, Gilliam County, Oregon

Amazon Arlington (Gilliam County)

About 406 acres Amazon assembled above Arlington, Oregon, for a future data center it says could be many years from operating, pending permits and power.

Land assembled. Amazon bought 376 acres in 2024 and was buying 30 more from the Port of Arlington in early 2025. No permit application, construction, incentive agreement or MW figure for the site is on record.
376 acres
bought on the mesa above Arlington
$10M, summer 2024 (press)
30 acres
being bought from the Port of Arlington
$3M (press, Feb. 2025)
tax incentive agreement signed
the county would use the state Strategic Investment Program
OperatorAmazon Data Services Inc.
CustomerAmazon Web Services (own use, planned)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
Next stepNone published; Amazon says operation could be many years away
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Oct. 30, 2025
    Amazon complains about PacifiCorp
    Amazon tells state regulators PacifiCorp has failed to serve four new Amazon campuses in its territory; whether Arlington is one of them is not confirmed. Utility regulator · Feb. 2026
  2. Feb. 19, 2026
    Regulator keeps the case alive
    The Oregon commission denies PacifiCorp's partial summary judgment motion in Case UM 2410. Utility regulator · Feb. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

2 checked, nothing on file

Nothing has been filed for the site; searches found no approvals.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$10M
for 376 acres
summer 2024 (press) News report · Feb. 2025
$3M
for 30 acres from the Port of Arlington
in progress, Feb. 2025 News report · Feb. 2025
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. 2024
    Site Amazon buys 376 acres on the mesa above Arlington for $10M (press) News report · Feb. 2025
  2. Feb. 18, 2025
    Site Amazon says operation could be many years away; it is buying 30 more acres from the port News report · Feb. 2025
  3. Sept. 22, 2025
    Power Amazon signs for a Gilliam County solar project to supply its data centers in the region Company · Sept. 2025
  4. Oct. 30, 2025
    Power Amazon files a complaint saying PacifiCorp has failed to serve four new Amazon campuses (Arlington not confirmed among them) Utility regulator · Oct. 2025
  5. Feb. 19, 2026
    Power State regulators deny PacifiCorp's partial motion to dismiss part of the complaint Utility regulator · Feb. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Amazon Data Services Inc.: landowner
  • Port of Arlington: seller of 30 acres
Decision-makers
  • Gilliam County and City of Arlington: tax incentives
  • Oregon Public Utility Commission: PacifiCorp complaint
Power partners
  • PacifiCorp (Pacific Power): utility for the site
  • Avangrid: regional renewable supply to Amazon
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

30 records from 7 documents

Drawn from news reports, company statements and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 4Company 2Utility regulator 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (4)
  • the Amazon Wind Farm Oregon / Leaning Juniper IIA is a 98.4 MW generation nameplate; No campus MW on any basis exists
    “The 57 MWdc (41 MWac) facility will be located in Gilliam County, Oregon and will supply renewable energy for Amazon data centers in the region.”
    Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • the complaint is context for Amazon's regional power position only.
    “In November 2025, it lodged a complaint against PacifiCorp, a utility based in Portland, claiming that the utility was failing to meet AWS' power needs.”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Regional renewable PPAs in Gilliam County (200,000+ MWh/yr Avangrid wind; 57 MW Oregon Trail Solar; 98.4 MW Leaning Juniper IIA) serve Amazon data centers in the region
    “Last year, Amazon agreed to buy more than 200,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually from an Avangrid wind farm in Gilliam County.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • Utility: PacifiCorp (Pacific Power) serves the Arlington site - NOT Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative for this site
    “The Arlington site is served by PacifiCorp, the Portland-based utility owned by Warren Buffett's investment fund.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (7)
  • Power purchase agreement (wind repower): PPA - Leaning Juniper IIA nameplate capacity 98.4 MW
    “follows on from a previous one, which includes the 98.4 MW Leaning Juniper IIA wind project, also in Gilliam County”
    Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • Power purchase agreement (solar): PPA - Oregon Trail Solar nameplate capacity 57 MW
    “The 57 MWdc (41 MWac) facility will be located in Gilliam County, Oregon and will supply renewable energy for Amazon data centers in the region.”
    Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • Land assembly only: $10 million for 376 mesa acres (summer 2024) plus $3 million for 30 Port of Arlington acres; no campus capex, investment total or jobs figure stated for Arlington in any source checked.
    “Amazon paid $10 million last summer for 376 acres on a mesa above the city and is in the process of buying another 30 acres from the Port of Arlington for $3 million.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • No incentive deal yet: Arlington and Gilliam County had not begun negotiating incentives as of Feb 2025; the county does not qualify for the enterprise zone program, so any deal would use the Strategic Investment Program
    “Arlington and Gilliam County haven't begun negotiating incentives with Amazon yet, according to Patnode.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • Amazon assembled ~406 acres at Arlington (376 acres purchased in 2024 for ~$10M plus 30 acres from the Port of Arlington for ~$3M) and has said operation is years away, pending permits, electricity and tax breaks. No cam
    “Amazon said it could be many years before it's operating in Arlington as it pursues permits, electricity and tax breaks for the site”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • Project identity: Amazon data center site on a mesa above Arlington, Gilliam County, OR: 376 acres purchased for $10 million, plus about 30 acres being bought from the Port of Arlington for $3 million
    “Amazon paid $10 million last summer for 376 acres on a mesa above the city and is in the process of buying another 30 acres from the Port of Arlington for $3 million.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • Gilliam County does NOT qualify for Oregon's enterprise zone programme; officials instead expect to negotiate under the state Strategic Investment Program (SIP). NO signed SIP agreement was found
    “The county doesn't qualify for Oregon's enterprise zone program, which provides most of the state's data center tax breaks.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (3)
  • ADS complaint (filed Oct 30, 2025) alleges PacifiCorp failed to provide service : Ruling DENIED PacifiCorp's partial motion for summary judgment on claim 6
    “PacifiCorp's partial motion for summary judgment is denied.”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2026 · grade A
  • Project status: announced
    “Amazon said it could be many years before it's operating in Arlington as it pursues permits, electricity and tax breaks for the site”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
  • Project status: Land acquired; no construction - operation is 'many years' away pending permits, electricity and tax-break negotiation; Arlington and Gilliam County had NOT begun negotiating incentives as of the last sub
    “Arlington and Gilliam County haven't begun negotiating incentives with Amazon yet, according to Patnode.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
Legal (1)
  • PacifiCorp, Oregon PUC UM 2410 (filed Oct 30, 2025): ADS alleges insufficient/no power and refusal to complete contracting for four campuses in PacifiCorp territory; sixth claim seeks removal of exclusive service territo
    “One AWS campus, the complaint states, has "insufficient power," a second has no power at all”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (2)
  • Developer: Amazon Data Services Inc.
    “six claims for relief that generally allege PacifiCorp has failed to provide service to four new ADS data center campuses located in PacifiCorp's exclusive service territory.”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 41021
    “For Gilliam County, which has just about 2,000 residents spread over more than 1,200 square miles, Amazon's arrival represents the city's biggest economic opportunity in decades.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C