Oregon Data Center News

Aug 26, 2026

How Data Center Controversies Have Transformed the Midterm Elections

The Associated Press has published an analysis of the growing political opposition to U.S. data centers and how it is reshaping policy debates. It is commentary and reporting on a broader trend, not a first-time corporate announcement.

The article says Oracle, Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft expect to spend more than $700 billion on U.S. data centers this year, while OpenAI and Oracle are building Project Jupiter, a $165 billion complex near the Mexican border in New Mexico.
It also notes opposition over water use, electricity costs, and climate impacts; examples include a challenge to well drilling permits in New Mexico, a one-year ban on large data centers in New York, and tougher regulatory steps in Texas under Greg Abbott.

Aug 19, 2026

House Bill Would Put Federal Electricity Tax On Data Centers

Rep. Andrea Salinas has introduced the Data Center Community Reinvestment Act of 2026, a bill that would impose a 1-cent-per-kilowatt-hour federal excise tax on electricity used by qualifying data centers over 1 MW and direct the revenue to five federal funds.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee with additional referrals to Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology on Aug. 13.
It would tax electricity used by data centers nationwide, including onsite generation, and create a new Energy Technology Trust Fund to support federal loan guarantees for clean energy, advanced nuclear, and grid infrastructure projects.
Salinas’ office projects about $1.76 billion annually in revenue, or roughly $352 million per year for each of the five funds; the article also notes Virginia’s earlier 1.1 cents/kWh state data center tax and estimates that a 100 MW data center could owe about $8.76 million annually at full load.

Aug 13, 2026

ESS Inc highlights sodium-ion BESS deployment, reports net losses in Q2 2026 financials

ESS Tech Inc has announced its Q2 2026 financial results and highlighted its expansion into sodium-ion energy storage, including partnerships and early-stage opportunities. - The company reported a net loss of US$15.6 million in Q2 2026, revenue of US$73,000, and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of US$5.6 million as of 31 July 2026.

ESS said it has developed early-stage opportunities approaching US$1 billion across data centres, critical infrastructure, and utility markets since signing its LOI with Alsym Energy; it also referenced a US$9.9 million contract with the US Air Force Research Laboratory, a 500MWh or more Na-ion BESS LOI with Juniper Energy, and a planned final agreement on a business combination by end of September.

Aug 12, 2026

Data center operators sneak in pair of projects hours before moratorium enacted in Hillsboro, Oregon

Stack Infrastructure and Aligned Data Centers have filed data center-related proposals in Hillsboro, Oregon just hours before the city enacted a 120-day moratorium on new or expanded data center and BESS land use applications.

Stack Infrastructure submitted a development review proposal for its POR01 data center, described as a 4MW facility near the 24MW POR02 and the POR03 campus, which is planned to reach 200MW at full build-out.
Aligned Data Centers filed a pre-application request for PDX-02, the second phase of a planned 108MW campus at NE 30th Ave. & NE Evergreen Road; PDX-01 is expected to provide 72MW and PDX-0236MW. The Hillsboro City Council voted on Monday, July 27 to approve the moratorium, and city officials said Stack’s application will continue to review while Aligned’s preapplication was not exempt because it was not a formal application.

Aug 11, 2026

IT infrastructure shortages are real and lasting. Here’s how to cope

Network World has published an analysis of IT infrastructure shortages affecting enterprise AI, networking, storage, and compute planning.

The article cites analysts and vendors saying memory shortages are driving lead-time extensions to 6, 12, or 18 months, with memory prices up 50% to 200%, PC prices up 35% to 45%, and some server prices up over 125%.
It also reports enterprise network equipment pricing is projected to rise over 20% in 2026 and by a further 3% to 5% into 2027, with no price reduction expected until end-2027; examples and advice are drawn from Gartner, TD SYNNEX, WWT, Backblaze, Cisco, and Equinix.

Jul 28, 2026

Climate Change Solutions - July 28, 2026

Environmental and Energy Study Institute has published a Climate Change Solutions newsletter highlighting climate data access, data center health impacts, nuclear energy, and several congressional bills.

The newsletter spotlights a new online platform, Climate.us, and an interview with Rebecca Lindsey, who discusses filling the gap left by the now-defunct Climate.gov.
It also summarizes recent legislative activity, including the House passage of the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act (H.R. 8790) and Senate movement on the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (S.4949) and the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045).
A separate article in the newsletter discusses data center health impacts, noting emissions from on-site diesel generators and from natural gas and coal power plants used to power data centers.

Jul 27, 2026

Data Centers are Hotbeds of Health Risks

The article argues that U.S. data center growth is driving fossil-fuel use, air pollution, and public health harms, while highlighting policy proposals and clean-energy alternatives.

More than 5,500 U.S. data centers already exist, with thousands more under construction or in planning; the article says developers are planning or constructing more than 90 GW of on-site, off-grid natural-gas power plants to avoid grid interconnection queues.
It cites estimated health damages of $53–99 million per year from permitted PM2.5 emissions at a Loudoun County, Virginia facility, $6 billion in annual U.S. health costs in 2023 from fossil-fuel plants powering data centers, and a projection of $20 billion annually by 2028; it also notes proposed congressional bills and mentions solar, battery storage, and microgrids as solutions.

Jul 27, 2026

Intel Layoffs Show Data Center Workers Aren’t Immune to Corporate Job Cuts

Intel has announced it is preparing another round of layoffs in its data center group while saying product commitments and roadmaps will not change.

First reported by The Oregonian, Intel notified employees in its data center group about planned cuts; the company did not disclose the number of positions or whether Oregon employees would be affected.
Intel said the reorganization is part of a broader strategy to become a more focused and efficient company and to ensure the group has the right roles and skills for long-term success; Intel also reported Q1 2026 data center and AI revenue of $5.1 billion, up 22% year over year.
The article also notes broader industry layoffs at Oracle and Microsoft amid heavy investment in AI data center expansion, and includes analyst commentary from IDC about AI being used as a pretext for job cuts.

Jul 24, 2026

The Gigawatt Buildout Faces the Execution Test

The article is an analysis and commentary piece about the data center and AI infrastructure market, highlighting several recent announcements and deals rather than a single new announcement by one entity.

Alphabet raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $195 billion-$205 billion, while OpenAI said it is developing Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia with 3.2 GW of power to be delivered from 2028 through 2032.
The piece also cites the $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers by BlackRock, MGX and GIP, Hut 8‘s 15-year, 352 MW lease in Texas, and several financing and permitting pressures, including a possible $7 billion collateral requirement for Oracle in Wisconsin and $12 billion of financing for Meta’s Texas project.

Jul 22, 2026

Patented: Cardio Voyage Innovations’ Dual Heart Valve Device and 172 More Inventions Across North Texas

Dallas Innovates reports that Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 in U.S. patent production for the week of June 23, 2026, with 173 patents granted.

173 patents granted across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area; the region ranked No. 8 among 250 metros for the week of June 23, 2026.
The article is a news roundup/commentary on granted patents, not a first-time product or funding announcement; it highlights patents spanning medical devices, AI, transportation, energy, HVAC, networking, and manufacturing.
No contact emails or phone numbers are provided in the text.
The story references multiple local inventors and assignees, including Cardio Voyage Innovations, DFW International Airport Board, BNSF Railway, Texas Instruments, Toyota, Halliburton, and Lennox.

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