Snake River

Brownfield

Nome County, Alaska

DC Readiness
46.3
Fair / 100

Snake River is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Nome County, Alaska. It screens at 46.3/100 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 rate0.57¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus2
Cloud region distance2063.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerNome Joint Utility Systems
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity7 MW
Retirement date2011-03-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEMS POTW
Hazard sub-score57/100
Construction cost index122.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline71.3 mi
Nearest fiber route3.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity56.80¢/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%
41
Energy cost10%
63
Water risk8%
96
Natural hazard8%
57
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
48
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
100

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Snake River
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOSES POINTFederal Excess46.6
NOMEFederal Excess46.3
OZ NomeGreenfield3.5 yrs45.2
ElimBrownfield1 MW3.5 yrs43.9
EC FFE Nome Census AreaGreenfield3.5 yrs43.5
Elim Old AVEC Tank FarmIndustrial43.1
Old Airport RunwayIndustrial43.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine43.1

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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