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Convenience store sign near The Dalles, Ore.

Entrance to Google's fenced complex in The Dalles, Ore.

Google building on bank of Columbia River.

Google building on bank of Columbia River.

Google building on Columbia River from a distance.

One of two data center buildings with rooftop cooling systems.

Rooftop cooling system from a distance.

Rooftop cooling system up close.

External power grid that feeds Google data center.

Electricity receiving equipment inside Google's complex.

Two cooled facilities from a distance.

The Dalles' power-producing dam.

The neighborhood.

Streetlights and roads within the fenced complex.

View from walking path along the Columbia River.

Pedestrian walking path.

Security vehicle monitors activity from inside the complex.

Land for sale adjacent to Google complex.

Nearby environmental sign warns of "disappearing wetlands."

Main Street, The Dalles.