Datacenter Sites in Alaska
Alaska has 817 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.1/100 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
51.1/100
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
54.1
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 | 65.2 |
| PT. MACKENZIE | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.7 |
| UNIVERSITY | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.7 |
| RISER158451 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.5 |
| RISER158537 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.3 |
| TAP158536 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 64.2 |
| UNKNOWN158444 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.4 |
| EKLUTNA | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN158443 | 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 | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN158470 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| TEELAND | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN158485 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| TAP158582 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN158578 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN158577 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN158534 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| TAP158579 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| UNKNOWN158581 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| UNKNOWN158535 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| UNKNOWN158580 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN158445 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| TAP161430 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| DEADEND172026 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN161431 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
Counties in Alaska
29 counties with five or more scored sites.
Anchorage County117 · 57.3Fairbanks North Star County105 · 55.2Yukon-Koyukuk County92 · 47.7Matanuska-Susitna County53 · 51.9Kenai Peninsula County47 · 51.0Nome County46 · 47.5Aleutians West County30 · 50.8Lake and Peninsula County28 · 45.4Bethel County28 · 49.5Kodiak Island County26 · 49.7Prince of Wales-Hyder County25 · 50.3Denali Borough21 · 50.7Juneau City and Borough20 · 49.8Dillingham County18 · 49.5Northwest Arctic18 · 46.1Chugach County17 · 49.9Southeast Fairbanks County16 · 50.0Wrangell City and Borough12 · 54.0Kusilvak County12 · 48.4North Slope Borough10 · 50.5Copper River County10 · 50.7Haines County9 · 50.3Sitka County7 · 47.8Aleutians East7 · 45.3Ketchikan Gateway County6 · 52.8Petersburg County6 · 48.0Bristol Bay County6 · 50.0Skagway County6 · 51.8Yakutat County5 · 42.5
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 51.1/100.
- 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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