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Oregon data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 3 local data center pauses in force in Oregon, no bans and 5 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

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Source: Grounded Compute, Oregon moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/oregon/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Checked, nothing found

We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Gilliam County: No pause or ban foundGrant County: No pause or ban foundJosephine County: No pause or ban foundBaker County: No pause or ban foundCurry County: No pause or ban foundLinn County: No pause or ban foundMarion County: No pause or ban foundLake County: No pause or ban foundColumbia County: No pause or ban foundHarney County: No pause or ban foundMorrow County: No government or news source foundBenton County: No pause or ban foundLane County: No pause or ban foundJefferson County: No pause or ban foundYamhill County: Pause proposedDeschutes County: No pause or ban foundClatsop County: No pause or ban foundKlamath County: No pause or ban foundCoos County: No pause or ban foundDouglas County: No pause or ban foundClackamas County: PausePolk County: No pause or ban foundMultnomah County: No pause or ban foundLincoln County: No government or news source foundWallowa County: No pause or ban foundMalheur County: No pause or ban foundWasco County: No pause or ban foundHood River County: No pause or ban foundWashington County: No pause or ban foundWheeler County: No pause or ban foundTillamook County: No pause or ban foundUnion County: No pause or ban foundCrook County: No pause or ban foundUmatilla County: Ended: permanent rulesSherman County: No pause or ban foundJackson County: No pause or ban foundPortland (city): Pause proposedBandon (city): Pause proposedHood River (city): PauseMedford (city): Pause proposedMadras (city): Pause proposedWoodburn (city): Pause
  • Ban: 0 counties
  • Pause (active or extended): 1 county
  • Pause proposed: 1 county
  • End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
  • Ended, expired or none found: 32 counties
  • No government or news source found: 2 counties
  • City: ban
  • City: pause
  • City: pause proposed
  • 36 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
  • Cities on the tracker drawn as dots (6)
  • Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 8 bans, pauses and proposals

JurisdictionStatusCoversEndPermanent rulesSource
Pauses in force (3)
Clackamas CountyPauseOther––clackamas.us
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Hood River (city, Hood River)PauseAll data centers31 Dec 2026–cityofhoodriver.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Woodburn (city, Marion)PauseAll data centers12 Jan 2027–woodburn-or.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Proposed (5)
Bandon (city, Coos)Pause proposedAll data centers––nbc16.com
News reported
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Madras (city, Jefferson)Pause proposed––Rules draftedmadras.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Medford (city, Jackson)Pause proposed–––medfordoregon.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Portland (city, Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington)Pause proposedOther: Hyperscale data centers––portland.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026
Yamhill CountyPause proposed–––yamhillcounty.gov
Government confirmed
Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked

Source: Grounded Compute, Oregon moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/oregon/moratoriums

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