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International

Brownfield

Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska · Chugach Electric Assn Inc

Legacy capacity
46
MW

International is a natural gas plant in Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, retired 2023-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 46 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity46 MW
Retirement date2023-05-01
EIA plant ID#6293

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address5601 Electron Dr., Anchorage, AK, 99518
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Anchorage Municipality

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)118,987
IT / tech employment64
Construction employment7,589
Land value$8,816/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate18.56¢/kWh
Industrial power rate14.24¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply44.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.3 MGD
Cooling degree days0
Mean annual temp27°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index18.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers5 · 6% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near International — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2natural gas plant717.7 mi—
Hank Nikkels Plant 1natural gas plant444.0 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near International, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near International
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN158454Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.2
UNIVERSITYSubstation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs64.7
PT. MACKENZIESubstation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs64.7
RISER158451Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs64.5
RISER158537Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs64.3
TAP158536Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN158444Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN158443Substation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.0

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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