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Datacenter Sites in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula County has 47 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,101 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".

At a glance

Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has 47 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alaska average of 50.3. It ranks 5th of 29 Alaska counties by number of sites and 8th by average score. The top-scoring site is SOLDOTNA · d9639b08 at 55.9/100.

47
Candidate sites
50.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,101 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Kenai Peninsula County

Site-selection context for Kenai Peninsula County

No
Datacenter tax incentive
23.06¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
13.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$5,828
Land price / acre
0
Cooling degree days
10,000
Heating degree days
27°F
Mean annual temp

How does Kenai Peninsula County compare with other counties in Alaska?

By number of scored sites, Kenai Peninsula County ranks 5th of the 29 Alaska counties with a county page, holding 5.8% of the state's 817 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.0/100 ranks 8th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 809th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 5 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Kenai Peninsula County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (19, 40% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (12) and substation-adjacent (11). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Kenai Peninsula County?

Industrial electricity averages 13.02¢/kWh and commercial 23.06¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (18). WRI water stress is low. 2 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 0 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 27°F. Land is valued around $5,828 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Kenai Peninsula County

Top datacenter sites in Kenai Peninsula County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOLDOTNASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.9
NIKISKISubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN158521Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.4
BERNICESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.4
NEW STERLINGSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.2
UNKNOWN158524Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN158483Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN158460Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.6
DIAMOND RIDGESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN158520Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.5
BRADLEY LAKESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs50.9
KENAIFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.8
KENAIFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.8
HOMERFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.6
KENAI/NIKISKIFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.5
SOLDOTNAFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.4
HOMER VISITOR CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE SITEFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.1
KENAI ADMINISTRATIVE SITEFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.1
KENAIFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.1
KENAI ADMINISTRATIVE SITEFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.1
HOMER AIRPORTFederal Excess——3.9 yrs50.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.6
Former West Cook Inlet Construction YardIndustrial——4.3 yrs49.5

Every scored site in Kenai Peninsula County

All 47 sites, best first.

Kenai Peninsula County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Kenai Peninsula County?

47 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 29 Alaska counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Kenai Peninsula County?

SOLDOTNA · d9639b08 scores 55.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 47 scored sites in Kenai Peninsula County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Kenai Peninsula County offer datacenter tax incentives?

No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Kenai Peninsula County in the GridCensus county dataset.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Kenai Peninsula County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kenai Peninsula County as "Relatively Low" (score 18).

What are industrial electricity rates in Kenai Peninsula County?

Average industrial electricity is 13.02¢/kWh and commercial is 23.06¢/kWh in Kenai Peninsula County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alaska/kenai-peninsula-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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