Datacenter Sites in Alaska
Alaska has 817 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.4/100 DC Readiness. Former Mine parcels lead the inventory (292 sites). Most sites interconnect through SERC. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 12.9k MW and average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
817
Candidate sites
45.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
12.9k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.5 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
By grid region
- SERC150
Average sub-score profile
How Alaska's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
33.7
Speed-to-power
54.0
Fiber
42.8
Water
58.0
Hazard resilience
55.5
Top 25 datacenter sites in Alaska
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Brownfield | Anchorage Municipality | — | 46 MW | — | 67.4 |
| TAP158536 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.6 |
| RISER158537 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.5 |
| UNIVERSITY | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.4 |
| PT. MACKENZIE | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.1 |
| RISER158451 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.5 |
| EKLUTNA | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.4 |
| UNKNOWN158551 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| ANCHORAGE 1 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| UNKNOWN158561 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| TEELAND | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| TAP161459 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| TAP158579 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN158581 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN158464 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.9 |
| TAP158563 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN161431 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| TAP158532 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| BELUGA | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| DEADEND172026 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN158474 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN158445 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.3 |
| UNKNOWN161415 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.3 |
| FOSSIL CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| UNKNOWN158489 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.1 |
Counties in Alaska
29 counties with five or more scored sites.
Anchorage Municipality119 · 53.6Fairbanks North Star Borough107 · 49.8Yukon-Koyukuk County92 · 40.9Matanuska-Susitna County54 · 45.0Kenai Peninsula County50 · 46.6Nome County46 · 41.5Lake and Peninsula County28 · 38.7Aleutians West County28 · 42.9Bethel County28 · 43.4Kodiak Island County26 · 44.4Prince of Wales-Hyder County25 · 43.6Denali County18 · 43.9Dillingham County18 · 43.8Northwest Arctic18 · 39.3Chugach County17 · 41.9Juneau County17 · 43.7Southeast Fairbanks County16 · 43.5Wrangell City and Borough12 · 50.4Kusilvak County12 · 43.2North Slope Borough10 · 43.4Copper River County10 · 42.7Haines County9 · 42.9Sitka County7 · 42.5Aleutians East7 · 40.2Ketchikan Gateway County6 · 47.9Petersburg County6 · 41.1Bristol Bay County6 · 43.7Skagway County6 · 42.3Yakutat County5 · 39.0
Alaska datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Alaska?
- GridCensus catalogs 817 scored datacenter candidate sites in Alaska, with an average DC Readiness score of 45.4/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Alaska?
- Candidate sites in Alaska average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 1 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Alaska?
- Former Mine sites are the most common category in Alaska (292 sites), and most sites fall within the SERC grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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