Data center profile · Beach Access Road, Umatilla, Umatilla County, Oregon

Sabey SDC Umatilla

Sabey Data Centers' two-building, 150+ MW (developer says) multi-tenant campus on 60 acres in Umatilla, Oregon, now rising with no tenant named and a new state permit pause

Under construction. First structural steel went up on July 15, 2026, about two years after Sabey first expected to start development. No tenant has been named, 120 MW is marketed for pre-leasing, and the first 12 MW is targeted for 2027 (company).
150+ MW
full-build capacity (developer says)
two buildings, over 714,000 sq ft
12 MW
first phase online by 2027 (company)
120 MW offered for pre-leasing
$950M
investment Sabey cites
60-acre campus
Jul. 1, 2027
end of state pause on new data-center air and water permits
Oct. 9, 2026 directive (press)
OperatorSabey Data Centers (Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC)
CustomerNone named; pre-leasing to hyperscale, enterprise and colocation customers
Planned IT capacity120 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 150 MW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2027.
Next deadlineEnd of 2027: First 12 MW online by 2027 (company target)
Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Utility grid (provider unconfirmed; Umatilla Electric Cooperative is the area utility)Utility unconfirmed
150 MW
developer-stated campus capacity; no utility agreement published; on-site generation not counted News report · Oct. 2026
Proposed

Getting on the grid

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

  1. Oct. 16, 2025
    120 MW offered for pre-lease
    Sabey markets 120 MW with the first 12 MW online by 2027. Company · Oct. 2025
  2. Not set
    No utility agreement found
    No service agreement or utility filing is in the sources; the area provider is Umatilla Electric Cooperative but this is not confirmed for the campus. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$950M
investment Sabey says
in the 60-acre campus Company · Oct. 2026
$500M+
Ares Secondaries total investment in Sabey's platform
minority equity; Oct. 5, 2026 follow-on; platform-level, not campus Company · Oct. 2026
$2M
over five years to a hospital and walking trail
allocation under the city's tax abatement agreement Local government · Jan. 2025
$3M
land cost (press)
60 acres on the Columbia River News report · Sept. 2023
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. May 2023
    Permits Umatilla approves a long-term enterprise-zone tax abatement with Sabey. Local government · Jan. 2025
  2. Sept. 14, 2023
    Site Sabey announces SDC Umatilla: 60 acres, 700,000 sq ft, 100+ MW of IT capacity, development to start in 2024. Company · Oct. 2026
  3. Jan. 21, 2025
    Permits School, fire and library district speakers question how enterprise-zone money is shared. Local government · Jan. 2025
  4. March 4, 2025
    Permits City council approves a first amendment to Sabey's abatement agreement (press). News report · March 2025
  5. Oct. 16, 2025
    Power Sabey markets 120 MW for pre-leasing with 12 MW online by 2027. Company · Oct. 2025
  6. July 15, 2026
    Site Going Vertical ceremony marks the first structural steel. Company · July 2026
  7. Oct. 5, 2026
    Money Ares Secondaries funds raise their minority investment in Sabey's platform to over $500M. Company · Oct. 2026
  8. Oct. 9, 2026
    Permits Oregon's governor directs DEQ to pause air and water permits for new or expanded data centers until July 1, 2027 (press). News report · Oct. 2026
  9. End of 2027
    Power First 12 MW targeted online by 2027 (company). Company · Oct. 2025
The buildings

Specs

2 buildings
over 714,000 sq ft in total
Company · Oct. 2026
60 acres
bought in 2023 for about $3M (press)
Company · Sept. 2023
Net zero by 2029
company target for carbon-free energy procurement
Company · Sept. 2023
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC: owner, developer and operator
  • Sabey Corporation and National Real Estate Advisors: joint owners of Sabey Data Centers
  • Ares Secondaries funds: minority investor
Decision-makers
  • City of Umatilla: land use and enterprise-zone sponsor
  • Oregon DEQ: air and water permits
Utility
  • Umatilla Electric Cooperative: area provider (not confirmed for the campus)
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

121 records from 28 documents

Drawn from company statements, news reports, state agency records, local government records, securities filings and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

Company 9News report 8State agency 7Local government 3SEC filing 2Dataset 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 (33)
  • conditional use: denied
    “the Planning Commission DENIES Umatilla Electric Cooperative Conditional Use, CU-2-24.”
    Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
  • Series 2025-1, Jan 2025; Series 2025-2, Mar 2025) (EDGAR ABS-15G); Collateral is Sabey's stabilized operating portfolio; per-property schedules are not public, and no collateral property is address/APN-matched to this ca
    “in connection with the proposed offering of Sabey Data Center Issuer LLC, Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2024-1, Class A-2”
    SEC filing · April 2024 · grade A
  • Series 2022-1, Jun 2022; Series 2023-1, Apr 2023) against SDCP's six hyperscale campuses in Washington, Virginia and New York; Collateral is the sponsor's stabilized operating portfolio under a master trust; per-property
    “We have performed the procedures described below, related to certain information with respect to a portfolio of tenant leases in connection with the proposed offering of Sabey Data Center Issuer LLC, Secured Data Center Revenue Term Notes, Series 2023-1, Class”
    SEC filing · April 2023 · grade A
  • Sabey's current campus page markets "120 MW+ of aggregate power" and its Inside Umatilla page states 150+ MW of capacity, both above the 100+ MW critical IT capacity denominated at announcement in 2023 - capacity marketing i
    “We have 120 MW+ of aggregate power coming to our newest campus in the PNW.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 120 MW
    “We have 120 MW+ of aggregate power coming to our newest campus in the PNW”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 150 MW
    “With two purpose-built buildings totaling over 714,000 square feet and supporting 150+ megawatts of capacity”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site air permit: none found
    “no Oregon DEQ filing for Sabey Umatilla”
    grade B
  • Pue estimate: 1.3 PUE
    “120+, MW Capacity, Data center power, ~1.3, Estimated Average PUE”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • UEC's September 17, 2026 comments to BPA state UEC serves a significant amount of New Large Single Load demand and must secure non-federal resources for its NLSLs. Generic to UEC's large-load portfolio (its named large c
    “serves a significant amount of New Large Single Load (NLSL) demand”
    State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Sabey's July 22, 2026 Going Vertical announcement says the July 15, 2026 ceremony brought together utility partners alongside local/state leaders and construction teams; no utility is named in the release and no energiza
    “The event brought together local and state leaders, community partners, utility partners, construction and design teams”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 120 MW
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • In service planned: 2027
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 12 MW
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 120 MW
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Current target date: 2027
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Company markets 120 MW at SDC Umatilla for pre-leasing; first 12 MW phase expected online by 2027
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • conditional use: public hearing support letter filed
    “On behalf of Sabey Data Centers (SDC) we are submitting our support”
    Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • Sabey told the City of Umatilla (letter dated September 18, 2024, in the CU-2-24 record) that it had done preliminary planning with UEC to ensure the power needed to support its data center development was available to i
    “planning with UEC to ensure that the power needed to support”
    Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade B
  • UEC's McNary to Wanapa project page states the 230 kV build-out between BPA McNary substation and UEC Wanapa substation will support industrial areas and complete a necessary expansion of electrical capacity for growth f
    “This project will complete a necessary expansion of electrical capacity to accommodate growth from the Port of Umatilla”
    State agency · July 2024 · grade B
  • Site acres: 60 acres
    “Sabey has purchased 60 acres to develop a 100+ MW state-of-the-art data center campus.”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 100 MW
    “The 700,000-square-foot data center campus will support 100+ MW of critical IT load.”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 100 MW
    “The 700,000 square foot data center campus will support 100+ MW of critical IT load.”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Site acres: 60 acres
    “Sabey has purchased 60 acres to develop a 100+ MW state-of-the-art data center campus”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Land acquisition: Purchased 60 acres (2023)
    “Sabey has purchased 60 acres to develop a 100+ MW state-of-the-art data center campus”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Building area sq ft: 700000 sq ft
    “The 700,000-square-foot data center campus will support 100+ MW of critical IT load”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • IT capacity: 100 MW
    “The 700,000-square-foot data center campus will support 100+ MW of critical IT load”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “Sabey will procure/invest in carbon-free energy in time to meet the Company net-zero target by 2029 in Umatilla”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Sabey announces SDC Umatilla: 60 acres purchased in Umatilla, OR; 700,000 sq ft, two buildings, 100+ MW of critical IT capacity; development expected to begin 2024; no COD published
    “Sabey has purchased 60 acres to develop a 100+ MW state-of-the-art data center campus”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “Utility Provider: UEC (Umatilla Electric Cooperative)”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Umatilla Electric Cooperative (unconfirmed)
    “Utility Provider: UEC (Umatilla Electric Cooperative)”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Sabey VP Ryan Beebout describes the Umatilla build in a DCD rural-development feature: they are building a 150-megawatt site in Umatilla, Oregon, corroborates the 150+ MW full-build figure on the company campus descript
    “Fast forward to today, they are building a 150-megawatt site in Umatilla, Oregon”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • First 12 MW phase expected to come online by 2027, per coverage of the Jul 2026 milestone (company-indicated).
    “The company has previously indicated that the first 12MW phase is expected to come online by 2027.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 150 MW
    “The 60-acre campus will be designed to support more than 150 megawatts of capacity”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (27)
  • BPA's May 27, 2026 Q&A confirms its 2025 TSEP Cluster Study (the successor to Network Open Season) was paused and TSR study agreements were not being offered; this is the process context for why no BPA NOS/TSEP outcome n
    “No, BPA has paused its 2025 TSEP Cluster Study.”
    State agency · May 2026 · grade A
  • Jurisdiction land use: City of Umatilla (land use and enterprise-zone sponsor); Umatilla County
    “the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: agreement (approval)
    “the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: community payments / fund allocations 2000000 USD
    “a larger portion $2 million over five years goes to the hospital and a walking trail”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: community payments / fund allocations
    “the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Sustained public pressure on the Umatilla City Council over enterprise-zone fund distribution: school board, fire district and library district speakers say data centers (incl. the Sabey agreement) draw services while zo
    “He noted that while the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education, a larger portion $2 million over five years goes to the hospital and a walking trail”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Building count: 2 buildings
    “With two purpose-built buildings totaling over 714,000 square feet and supporting 150+ megawatts of capacity, SDC Umatilla will be designed to meet the needs of both enterprise and hyperscale clients”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Floor area: 714000 sq ft
    “With two purpose-built buildings totaling over 714,000 square feet and supporting 150+ megawatts of capacity, SDC Umatilla will be designed to meet the needs of both enterprise and hyperscale clients”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Sabey is investing nearly $950 million in the 60-acre SDC Umatilla campus, per the company's Inside Umatilla page.
    “The region’s unique sustainability advantages led Sabey to invest nearly $950 million in a 60-acre campus.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings planned: 2 buildings
    “With two purpose-built buildings totaling over 714,000 square feet and supporting 150+ megawatts of capacity”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Building area sq ft: 714000 sq ft
    “With two purpose-built buildings totaling over 714,000 square feet and supporting 150+ megawatts of capacity”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Total investment: 950000000 USD
    “The region unique sustainability advantages led Sabey to invest nearly $950 million in a 60-acre campus”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: term (program)
    “The facility must use the exemption included with this program for facility property that is in the process of being constructed, modified or installed prior to the 7-15-year period”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: term (finding)
    “FINDING: the executed Sabey agreement term, minimum investment, job-creation count and wage thresholds are not stated in any public document opened; the council packet sits in the JS-driven CivicWeb portal”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: performance criteria (program)
    “subject to local approval and criteria for minimum investment size, job creation and employee compensation”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) tax abatement agreement: termination / clawback (finding)
    “FINDING: no termination, cancellation or clawback clause for the Sabey LTREZ agreement appears in any public document opened; the executed text was not retrievable”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Ares Secondaries funds expanded their minority equity investment in Sabey Data Center Properties (SDCP) to more than $500M total (initial investment Jul 2026). Platform context only: SDCP totals 275 MW operating with a p
    “SDCP is a fully integrated data center platform that owns and operates hyperscale and enterprise data center campuses totaling 275 megawatts, with an expansion pipeline expected to reach approximately 737 MW by 2033”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenants: none named (multi-tenant campus; no signed tenant announced)
    “the campus is positioned to support hyperscale, enterprise and colocation customers”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: pre-leasing; no tenant announced
    “SDC Umatilla: 120 MW available for pre-leasing, with the first 12 MW coming online by 2027”
    Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Source record
    “This schedule shall also apply to all facilities designated as a New Large Single Load or planned New Large Single Load by Bonneville Power Administration”
    State agency · Oct. 2025 · grade B
  • Source record
    “UEC is a preference customer of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) with a Network Integration Transmission (NT) Service Agreement”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade B
  • enterprise zone tax abatement: enterprise zone agreement existence
    “the City's agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade B
  • enterprise zone tax abatement amendment: first amendment base year clarification
    “Approved a first-amendment agreement for a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement with Sabey Data Center Operating LLC”
    Local government · March 2025 · grade C
  • LTREZ abatement, First Amendment: amendment (job-creation base year)
    “Approved a first-amendment agreement for a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement with Sabey Data Center Operating LLC to clarify the enterprise-zone base year for job-creation calculations under ORS”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
  • LTREZ abatement, First Amendment: jobs (discussion)
    “the company other data-center sites have substantive on-site employment but that most site work is customer-provided”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
  • land purchase: purchase price 3 USD million (approx.)
    “The developer paid close to $3M to acquire the site in the largely rural community of Umatilla”
    News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
  • Land purchase: scope / price 3000000 USD
    “The development is estimated to cost around $950 million, while the Columbia River-adjacent land was acquired for $3 million”
    News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Permits and government (11)
  • Umatilla City Council: Approval of long-term rural enterprise zone (LTREZ) abatement agreement with Sabey (Sabey Data Center Operating LLC)
    “the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Umatilla City Council: Public comment on enterprise-zone fund distribution, Sabey agreement allocations questioned by school board, fire district and library district members
    “He noted that while the City agreement with Sabey, approved in May 2023, allocates funds to public safety and education, a larger portion $2 million over five years goes to the hospital and a walking trail”
    Local government · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • NEPA categorical exclusion: determined categorically excluded
    “Based on these determinations, BPA finds that the proposed action is categorically excluded from further NEPA review.”
    State agency · July 2024 · grade A
  • Project status: under construction - vertical construction (shell); first structural steel erected Jul 15, 2026
    “The ceremony marked a significant construction milestone as SDC Umatilla moved from years of planning, engineering and site preparation into the visible vertical phase of development.”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: building
    “the campus moved from years of planning, engineering and site preparation into the visible vertical phase of development”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • building permit: not located
    “held a Going Vertical ceremony on Wednesday, July 15, to observe continued progress on SDC Umatilla”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Going Vertical ceremony: first structural steel erected after years of planning, engineering and site preparation; hundreds of skilled tradespeople expected on the build
    “the first steel rising at the site”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Development start expected in 2024 at announcement (BusinessWire version said break ground Q1 2025); vertical construction only began Jul 2026, roughly a 1.5-2 year slip against the initial expectation, though site prep
    “the campus moved from years of planning, engineering and site preparation into the visible vertical phase of development”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • air / water permit issuance (statewide): issuance paused
    “DEQ is still evaluating implementation of the order, but we have put a pause on the issuance of new or renewed air and water quality permits for data center facilities”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Oregon governor directed DEQ to pause air and water permit issuance for new or expanded data centers until Jul 1, 2027; DEQ confirms pending applications are covered. SDC Umatilla has no known issued ACDP, so its generat
    “I am asking you to exercise your existing administrative authority and discretion to pause processing and issuance of air or water discharge permit applications until July 1, 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Umatilla City Council: Resolution 27-2025, First Amendment to the LTREZ tax abatement agreement with Sabey Data Center Operating LLC (clarifies enterprise-zone base year for job-creation calculations)
    “Approved a first-amendment agreement for a long-term rural enterprise-zone tax abatement with Sabey Data Center Operating LLC to clarify the enterprise-zone base year for job-creation calculations under ORS”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
Site and other (15)
  • Name: Sabey SDC Umatilla
    “Located in Umatilla, OR, SDC Umatilla is Sabey Data Centers newest campus in the PNW”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Aliases: SDC Umatilla
    “SDC Umatilla is Sabey Data Centers newest campus”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Sabey Data Centers (Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC)
    “Ares Secondaries funds have expanded their investment in Sabey Data Center Properties, LLC (SDCP), an owner, developer, and operator of data centers across the United States”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Sabey Data Centers
    “held a “Going Vertical” ceremony on Wednesday, July 15, to observe continued progress on SDC Umatilla, its new data center campus in Northeast Oregon”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Construction status: vertical construction
    “to celebrate the first steel rising at the site”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: building, vertical construction (first structural steel erected Jul 15, 2026)
    “held a Going Vertical ceremony on Wednesday, July 15, to observe continued progress on SDC Umatilla”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: closed-loop cooling system
    “Sabey use of a closed-loop cooling system demonstrates that innovation and responsible resource stewardship can go hand in hand”
    Company · July 2026 · grade B
  • City: Umatilla
    “Sabey Data Centers is proud to announce that the company is expanding into Umatilla, Oregon”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Construction stage: announced; development expected to begin 2024
    “Sabey Data Centers expects to begin development in Umatilla, OR in 2024”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Original target date: not stated
    “Sabey Data Centers expects to begin development in Umatilla, OR in 2024”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • Net zero target: 2029
    “Sabey will procure/invest in carbon-free energy in time to meet the Company net-zero target by 2029 in Umatilla and across the SDC portfolio”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • First announced: Sept. 14, 2023
    “Sabey Data Centers is proud to announce that the company is expanding into Umatilla, Oregon”
    Company · Sept. 2023 · grade B
  • County code: 41059
    “Sabey first acquired 60 acres of land along Beach Access Road in Umatilla in 2023.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Site location: Along Beach Access Road, Umatilla, OR (60-acre site acquired 2023)
    “Sabey first acquired 60 acres of land along Beach Access Road in Umatilla in 2023.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Address: Beach Access Road, Umatilla, OR
    “Sabey first acquired 60 acres of land along Beach Access Road in Umatilla in 2023”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C