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January 31, 2017

Central Oregon city may lose factory due to lack of power

  • Facebook and Apple each operate huge data centers on the bluff above Prineville, consuming tremendous volumes of energy.
    • By MIKE ROGOWAY
    The Oregonian/OregonLive

    PORTLAND — Prineville may lose a factory that could bring more than 300 jobs to the central Oregon community because the region lacks electricity to power the facility, city leaders said.

    Facebook and Apple each operate huge data centers on the bluff above Prineville, consuming tremendous volumes of energy. Even so, Prineville says it thought it had lined up plenty of electricity through the Bonneville Power Administration.


     
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