Power
Power and the grid
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Dec. 2, 2024UtilityPortland General Electric (PGE). Company · Dec. 2024
Permits
Permits checklist
5 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Aug. 2023Construction First building in service
- Dec. 2, 2024Site Meta tenancy is NOT confirmed for Hillsboro 2 specifically. News report · Dec. 2024
Still unknown
Open questions
- Remaining build-out and its timing.
Where this comes from
12 records from 5 documents
Drawn from company statements, public and commercial datasets and news reports, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Company 2Dataset 2News report 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 (3)
- Stated campus size: 180 MW“Critical campus capacity 180 MW+”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility: Portland General Electric (PGE)“The facility will deliver clean, renewable energy to Portland General Electric's grid through Green Future Impact (GFI)”Company · Dec. 2024 · grade B
- DCD (Dec 2 2024) described Hillsboro 2 as a '140+MW' campus among QTS's Oregon campuses 'in operation or under development'; QTS's current campus page states 180 MW+ critical campus capacity. The operator's stated campus“These include the 24MW Hillsboro 1 campus, the 140+MW Hillsboro 2 campus, and the planned Hillsboro 3 campus.”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (1)
- Meta tenancy is NOT confirmed for Hillsboro 2 specifically“These include the 24MW Hillsboro 1 campus, the 140+MW Hillsboro 2 campus, and the planned Hillsboro 3 campus.”News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (8)
- Project identity: QTS Hillsboro 2 data center campus, NE Huffman Street, Hillsboro, OR - the second of QTS's three Hillsboro campuses; Distinct from QTS Hillsboro 1 (4951 NE Huffman St, in service Oct 2020) and from the“This data center campus has four buildings and is one of three QTS data center campuses in the Hillsboro, Oregon , region.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Operator: QTS (QTS Data Centers)“QTS 's Hillsboro 2 is designed to meet rapid, large-scale deployments in the Pacific Northwest.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Site address: 4755 NE Huffman St, Hillsboro, OR 97124 (building DC1)“Hillsboro 2 DC1 4755 NE Huffman St”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Buildings: 4“This data center campus has four buildings and is one of three QTS data center campuses in the Hillsboro, Oregon , region.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- County code: 41067“QTS 's Hillsboro 2 is designed to meet rapid, large-scale deployments in the Pacific Northwest.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Site acres: 51 acres“This facility is one of four data centers situated on a 51-acre campus, representing one of three QTS campus locations in the Hillsboro region.”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site coordinates: 45.557644, -122.929853“Exact Location: 45.557644, -122.929853”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: operating - QTS markets Hillsboro 2 as an active campus with four completed buildings; QTS's directory listing shows Operating Status: Active. First in-service date is NOT stated in any operator, city, co“Operating Status: Active”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C