Datacenter Sites in Alaska
Alaska has 817 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.6/100 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 13.1k MW and average a 3.0 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
817
Candidate sites
51.6/100
Avg DC Readiness
13.1k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.0 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
33.8
Speed-to-power
51.8
Fiber
48.4
Water
94.4
Hazard resilience
80.9
Top 25 datacenter sites in Alaska
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN158454 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.9 |
| PT. MACKENZIE | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| UNIVERSITY | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.3 |
| RISER158451 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 65.1 |
| RISER158537 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.9 |
| TAP158536 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.8 |
| UNKNOWN158444 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.1 |
| UNKNOWN158464 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.9 |
| EKLUTNA | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| UNKNOWN158443 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.7 |
| UNKNOWN158470 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| TEELAND | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| UNKNOWN158485 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| TAP158582 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| UNKNOWN158578 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| UNKNOWN158577 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.2 |
| UNKNOWN158534 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.2 |
| UNKNOWN158581 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN158535 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| TAP158579 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN158580 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN158445 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| TAP161430 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN161431 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| DEADEND172026 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
Counties in Alaska
29 counties with five or more scored sites.
Anchorage County117 · 57.9Fairbanks North Star County105 · 55.7Yukon-Koyukuk County92 · 48.2Matanuska-Susitna County53 · 52.4Kenai Peninsula County47 · 51.5Nome County46 · 48.1Aleutians West County30 · 51.1Lake and Peninsula County28 · 46.0Bethel County28 · 50.0Kodiak Island County26 · 50.2Prince of Wales-Hyder County25 · 50.8Denali Borough21 · 51.3Juneau City and Borough20 · 50.4Dillingham County18 · 50.0Northwest Arctic18 · 46.6Chugach County17 · 50.5Southeast Fairbanks County16 · 50.5Wrangell City and Borough12 · 54.5Kusilvak County12 · 49.1North Slope Borough10 · 50.9Copper River County10 · 51.2Haines County9 · 50.8Sitka County7 · 48.4Aleutians East7 · 45.6Ketchikan Gateway County6 · 53.4Petersburg County6 · 48.7Bristol Bay County6 · 50.2Skagway County6 · 52.4Yakutat County5 · 43.0
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 51.6/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Alaska?
- Candidate sites in Alaska average a 3.0 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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