EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough

Greenfield

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

DC Readiness
46.6
Fair / 100

EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. It screens at 46.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.29¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXP1706 Richardson
IXP distance36.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage11.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance1537.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGOLDEN VALLEY ELEC ASSN INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score82/100
Construction cost index138.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter1706 Richardson
DC distance36.7 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline71.3 mi
Nearest fiber route21.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity29.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity21.90¢/kWh
Cooling degree days0
Heating degree days10,000
Land price / acre$2,296

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
33
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
60
Natural hazard8%
82
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
35
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Fairbanks North Star Borough, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN158551Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN158464Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN158474Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN158489Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.1
NORTH POLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN158550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN158559Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.6
DELTA POWERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4

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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