Oregon has 142 data centers currently in operation or planned, ranking us No. 9 in the U.S. among the states with the most, according to recent Pew Research analysis.
There are currently 115 operating in the state, with another 27 in the works. The majority are located in Multnomah, Washington, Umatilla and Morrow counties.
The latest: A group of Hillsboro residents, led by City Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair, is calling for a moratorium on all new development of data centers in the city — where tech giant Intel and others are headquartered — in order to study the facilities' economic, energy and environmental affects.