Datacenter Sites in Alaska
Alaska has 817 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.8/100 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
51.8/100
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
32.3
Speed-to-power
52.0
Fiber
56.6
Water
93.3
Hazard resilience
80.1
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 | 63.9 |
| UNIVERSITY | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.8 |
| PT. MACKENZIE | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.5 |
| RISER158451 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.2 |
| RISER158537 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 63.1 |
| TAP158536 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 62.5 |
| UNKNOWN158444 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN158485 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.5 |
| UNKNOWN158464 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.3 |
| UNKNOWN158443 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.2 |
| UNKNOWN158470 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.1 |
| UNKNOWN158578 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| TAP158582 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.0 |
| UNKNOWN158577 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN158581 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.8 |
| UNKNOWN158580 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.6 |
| UNKNOWN158534 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.6 |
| UNKNOWN158535 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.5 |
| TAP158579 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.4 |
| UNKNOWN158495 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.1 |
| UNKNOWN158445 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.0 |
| PHS Indian Medical Center | Federal Excess | Anchorage County | — | — | 1.0 yrs | 59.8 |
| DEADEND172026 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.8 |
| TAP161430 | Substation-Adjacent | Anchorage Municipality | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.8 |
| TAP158556 | Substation-Adjacent | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 59.7 |
Counties in Alaska
29 counties with five or more scored sites.
Anchorage Municipality119 · 58.1Fairbanks North Star Borough107 · 56.5Yukon-Koyukuk County92 · 49.4Matanuska-Susitna County54 · 52.2Kenai Peninsula County50 · 52.2Nome County46 · 49.1Lake and Peninsula County28 · 46.4Aleutians West County28 · 50.9Bethel County28 · 50.8Kodiak Island County26 · 50.6Prince of Wales-Hyder County25 · 50.8Denali County18 · 50.0Dillingham County18 · 49.6Northwest Arctic18 · 47.4Chugach County17 · 49.8Juneau County17 · 49.3Southeast Fairbanks County16 · 51.2Wrangell City and Borough12 · 50.1Kusilvak County12 · 48.6North Slope Borough10 · 49.7Copper River County10 · 49.9Haines County9 · 49.9Sitka County7 · 49.0Aleutians East7 · 44.5Ketchikan Gateway County6 · 50.6Petersburg County6 · 46.3Bristol Bay County6 · 49.9Skagway County6 · 50.9Yakutat 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 51.8/100.
- 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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