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Fort Greely Power Plant

Brownfield

Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

Fort Greely Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska. It screens at 53.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.29¢/kWh
UtilityGOLDEN VALLEY ELEC ASSN INCcooperativerestrictive to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXP1706 Richardson
IXP distance4.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage10.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance1513.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2009-08-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUSACE SM 1A REACTOR FACILITY FORT GREELY
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index138.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter1706 Richardson
DC distance4.2 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline71.3 mi
Nearest fiber route0.8 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk7%
96
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
35
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Fort Greely Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN158470Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN158464Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN158485Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN158474Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.9
TAP158556Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN158495Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN158558Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN158489Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.3

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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