Hillsboro, OR

Colocation Insights

• NTT is significantly expanding its development in Hillsboro to bring on an additional 216 MW to the total planned capacity of 354 MW.
• Smaller requirements in the <500 kW range can be accommodated, while larger requirements struggle to find operators with enough vacancy.

Market Trends

• Oregon’s state legislature passed a bill to establish a new customer class for data centers, requiring the Public Utility Commission to allocate costs to developers.
• Portland General Electric has announced layoffs to balance increasing energy demand and costs.

Notable Activity

• The U.S. subsea cable landing station for the U.S.-Singapore Bifrost cable system went live in Oregon.
• Google is updating its original data center originally built along the Columbia River in 2006.
• Amazon expanded in Eastern Oregon with 400 additional acres acquired in February 2025.

Figure 1: Historical Market Information

Figure 2: New Market Inventory and Vacancy

Figure 3: % of Total Primary Market Inventory

Figure 4: Market Fuel Mix

Figure 5: Average Asking Rates