Datacenter Sites in Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Northwest Arctic has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low".
At a glance
Northwest Arctic, Alaska has 18 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alaska average of 50.3. It ranks 14th of 29 Alaska counties by number of sites and 26th by average score. The top-scoring site is Mine Site · dc03812b at 47.6/100.
Site-selection context for Northwest Arctic
How does Northwest Arctic compare with other counties in Alaska?
By number of scored sites, Northwest Arctic ranks 14th of the 29 Alaska counties with a county page, holding 2.2% of the state's 817 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 45.3/100 ranks 26th in the state and is about 15% below the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1835th-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 Northwest Arctic?
Industrial sites are the most common (8, 44% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (5) and federal excess (3). 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 Northwest Arctic?
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 $20,972 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Northwest Arctic
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.6 |
| Selawik IRA Fuel Project Former Tank Farm | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| Selawik Former School Tank Farm and Storage Pad | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| Selawik Old AVEC Tank Farm | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| Kobuk Abandoned Tank Farm | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.4 |
| OZ Northwest Arctic | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.3 |
| KOTZEBUE | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 45.7 |
| KOTZEBUE | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 45.7 |
| BUCKLAND | Federal Excess | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 44.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Noatak Former Dumpsite | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Former Utica Mine | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Buckland Prototype Home | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Selawik Barge Landing Area | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 43.6 |
| Kotzebue Hybrid | Brownfield | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 41.1 |
Every scored site in Northwest Arctic
All 18 sites, best first.
- Mine Site · dc03812b · 47.6
- Selawik IRA Fuel Project Former Tank Farm · 47.5
- Selawik Former School Tank Farm and Storage Pad · 47.5
- Selawik Old AVEC Tank Farm · 47.5
- Kobuk Abandoned Tank Farm · 47.4
- OZ Northwest Arctic · 47.3
- Mine Site · f3800793 · 47.3
- KOTZEBUE · 9556a636 · 45.7
- KOTZEBUE · 45315baa · 45.7
- BUCKLAND · 986e61bc · 44.9
- Mine Site · 794d2563 · 43.6
- Noatak Former Dumpsite · 43.6
- Former Utica Mine · 43.6
- Buckland Prototype Home · 43.6
- Mine Site · 3b8e4d9e · 43.6
- Mine Site · 565089a9 · 43.6
- Selawik Barge Landing Area · 43.6
- Kotzebue Hybrid · 41.1
Northwest Arctic datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Northwest Arctic?
18 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 45.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 14th-most of 29 Alaska counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Northwest Arctic?
Mine Site · dc03812b scores 47.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 18 scored sites in Northwest Arctic (a former mine site).
Does Northwest Arctic offer datacenter tax incentives?
No datacenter-specific tax incentive is on record for Northwest Arctic in the GridCensus county dataset.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Northwest Arctic?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Northwest Arctic 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
- Nome County· 46 sites · avg 46.6
- Industrial sites in Alaska
- Former Mine 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 Northwest Arctic, Alaska”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alaska/northwest-arctic (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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