Datacenter Sites in Nome County, Alaska
Nome County has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 46.6/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 8 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".
At a glance
Nome County, Alaska has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 46.6/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alaska average of 50.3. It ranks 6th of 29 Alaska counties by number of sites and 25th by average score. The top-scoring site is UNALAKLEET · ac3dbbbb at 50.2/100.
Site-selection context for Nome County
How does Nome County compare with other counties in Alaska?
By number of scored sites, Nome County ranks 6th of the 29 Alaska counties with a county page, holding 5.6% of the state's 817 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 46.6/100 ranks 25th in the state and is about 12% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 836th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Nome County?
Former Mine sites are the most common (25, 54% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (11) and industrial (6). 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 Nome County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (18). WRI water stress is low. 1 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 $20,972 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Nome County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNALAKLEET | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 50.2 |
| MOSES POINT | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 50.1 |
| NOME | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 49.8 |
| NOME | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 49.7 |
| Old Airport Runway | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.7 |
| Elim Old AVEC Tank Farm | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| OZ Nome | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| City of Nome-Former Alaska Gold Power Plant | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.2 |
Every scored site in Nome County
All 46 sites, best first.
- UNALAKLEET · ac3dbbbb · 50.2
- MOSES POINT · c1297607 · 50.1
- NOME · dd0da38a · 49.8
- NOME · f65352aa · 49.7
- Old Airport Runway · 48.7
- Elim Old AVEC Tank Farm · 48.7
- Mine Site · a24cb428 · 48.6
- Mine Site · a2d49df4 · 48.6
- Mine Site · 26e5fb18 · 48.5
- Mine Site · 15de5b56 · 48.5
- Mine Site · cf395146 · 48.5
- Mine Site · bd26784e · 48.4
- Mine Site · dec02395 · 48.0
- Mine Site · 6fc44b36 · 47.6
- Mine Site · bb2d3ca3 · 47.6
- Mine Site · 505f2ce1 · 47.6
- Mine Site · d9e12bf2 · 47.6
- Mine Site · 579f9bcb · 47.6
- Mine Site · 520863d7 · 47.5
- Mine Site · 3a99effb · 47.5
- OZ Nome · 47.5
- City of Nome-Former Alaska Gold Power Plant · 47.4
- Mine Site · 20ccfc15 · 47.4
- Mine Site · cd2ee399 · 47.4
- Mine Site · df22a5bf · 47.2
- Koyuk Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Power Plant (former) · 47.2
- GAMBELL · 03c5aa8b · 46.6
- Mine Site · 7f299426 · 46.5
- UNALAKLEET · 6e18dd4e · 46.1
- UNALAKLEET · 28b4fd58 · 45.8
- Snake River · 45.8
- UNALAKLEET · 1cf7b763 · 45.8
- UNALAKLEET · 58006cee · 45.7
- UNALAKLEET · 2efe104c · 45.4
- Mine Site · bddcdca4 · 44.6
- SHISHMAREF · 90bb2588 · 44.6
- Mine Site · 4109403a · 43.3
- Old Golovin Dump at Chinik Creek · 43.3
- Mine Site · 7878043d · 43.3
- Lot 1, Block 21 Airport Property · 43.3
- Mine Site · 773f8536 · 43.3
- Mine Site · a34cdf6d · 43.3
- Mine Site · 3f20cd59 · 43.3
- Mine Site · 369a0eff · 43.3
- EC FFE Nome Census Area · 43.2
- Elim · 42.9
Nome County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Nome County?
46 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 46.6/100 DC Readiness. That is the 6th-most of 29 Alaska counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Nome County?
UNALAKLEET · ac3dbbbb scores 50.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 46 scored sites in Nome County (a federal excess site).
Does Nome County offer datacenter tax incentives?
No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Nome County in the GridCensus county dataset.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Nome County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Nome County as "Relatively Low" (score 18).
More in Alaska
- All datacenter sites in Alaska· 817 sites
- Operating datacenters in Alaska
- Electric substations in Alaska
- Anchorage County· 117 sites · avg 56.8
- Fairbanks North Star County· 105 sites · avg 54.4
- Yukon-Koyukuk County· 92 sites · avg 46.8
- Matanuska-Susitna County· 53 sites · avg 51.3
- Kenai Peninsula County· 47 sites · avg 50.0
- Aleutians West County· 30 sites · avg 48.7
- Former Mine sites in Alaska
- Federal Excess sites in Alaska
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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Nome County, Alaska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alaska/nome-county (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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