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Crane PDX01

Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon · All 2 Crane Data Centers sites

Under constructionContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 8, 2026

Crane PDX01 is a data center under construction in Forest Grove, Oregon (Washington County), operated by Crane Data Centers. The public record puts it at 76 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Crane Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Forest Grove, Washington County, OR
Coordinates
45.5207, -123.1087
Power capacity
76 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Forest Grove Light & Power
Power source
Grid
Cooling
air
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. 2026
    Under construction
    Forest Grove planning commission greenlit Crane's PDX01 campus (76 MW by 2026), Washington County Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Crane PDX01 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Two-round appeal fight: planning staff approved (July 2024); a resident appeal was denied by the Planning Commission (4-2, Sept 3, 2024); a further appeal was denied by City Council (5-0, Oct 14, 2024).

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Two-round appeal fight: planning staff approved (July 2024); a resident appeal was denied by the Planning Commission (4-2, Sept 3, 2024); a further appeal was denied by City Council (5-0, Oct 14, 2024). Opposition centered on building scale (~75 ft), shadowing of homes, wetlands/habitat, and grid strain. The project prevailed; no lawsuit found.

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Power and water

Served by Forest Grove Light & Power (municipal), which purchases ~90% of its power from the Bonneville Power Administration (hydro-dominant); Crane built a developer-funded on-site 115 kV substation (no on-site generation).

Phase 1 confirmed air-based cooling (City Community Development Director; Crane CEO): the company 'has not applied to use water cooling for its first building ... will rely on air-based cooling, limiting water consumption to typical plumbing needs.' A 2023 release mentioned recycled water for cooling (likely a later phase).

Notes on the record

PDX01 data center campus in Forest Grove, Washington County; 76 MW by 2026. Coordinates are the Forest Grove area centroid. Development cost not disclosed (partner: Principal Asset Management) -> investmentUsd omitted. No job counts disclosed -> jobs honest-zero. Crane markets property-tax / enterprise-zone incentives, but no signed agreement is on record (statewide Oregon EZ moratorium eff. June 2026) -> subsidy honest-zero.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Crane PDX01 data center in Forest Grove?

Yes. Crane PDX01 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Two-round appeal fight: planning staff approved (July 2024); a resident appeal was denied by the Planning Commission (4-2, Sept 3, 2024); a further appeal was denied by City Council (5-0, Oct 14, 2024).

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Crane PDX01 data center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Crane PDX01 use?

No water withdrawal figure for Crane PDX01 is on record here. Cooling is recorded as air, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Crane PDX01, and how big is it?

Crane Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 76 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Crane PDX01," updated July 8, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/crane-pdx01-forest-grove-or.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/crane-pdx01-forest-grove-or, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Planning commission greenlights Crane DC's Forest Grove data center in northwest Oregon, again · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.Oregon's Forest Grove data center gets City Council approval, again · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 8, 2026
  3. 3.Construction boots up on first data center in Forest Grove (air cooling; municipal utility) · Forest Grove News-Times · retrieved July 8, 2026

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