Chugach County, Alaska

DC Readiness
47.2
Fair / 100

Orca is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Chugach County, Alaska. It screens at 47.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 7 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity7 MW
Utility commercial rate0.19¢/kWh

Speed to power

Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage56.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance1383.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCordova Electric Coop, Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity7 MW
Retirement date2024-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUSDOT CG CUTTER SWEETBRIAR WLB405
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index138.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline71.3 mi
Nearest fiber route0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity19.12¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.24¢/kWh
Cooling degree days0
Heating degree days10,000
Land price / acre$20,972

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
58
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
35
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Chugach County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Orca
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Chugach Census AreaGreenfield3.5 yrs47.2
CORDOVAFederal Excess46.4
ValdezBrownfield3 MW3.5 yrs45.4
CHUGACH NATIONAL FORESTFederal Excess45.4
Public Works Building-City of WhittierIndustrial44.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine42.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine41.5
Copper River Highway, Mile 13-14 Illegal LandfillIndustrial40.6

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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