Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Alaska
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Alaska
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough | Greenfield | Fairbanks North Star Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| OZ Matanuska-Susitna | Greenfield | Matanuska-Susitna | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.9 |
| OZ Matanuska-Susitna | Greenfield | Matanuska-Susitna | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.6 |
| EC FFE Skagway Municipality | Greenfield | Skagway Municipality | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.4 |
| OZ Prince of Wales-Hyder | Greenfield | Prince of Wales-Hyder | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.4 |
| EC FFE Anchorage Municipality | Greenfield | Anchorage Municipality | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 51.2 |
| OZ Prince of Wales-Hyder | Greenfield | Prince of Wales-Hyder | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 50.6 |
| EC FFE Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Greenfield | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 50.2 |
| EC FFE Fairbanks North Star Borough | Greenfield | Fairbanks North Star Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.3 |
| EC FFE Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Greenfield | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.2 |
| EC FFE Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Greenfield | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.1 |
| OZ Haines | Greenfield | Haines | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.1 |
| EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough | Greenfield | Fairbanks North Star Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.9 |
| EC FFE Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Greenfield | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.7 |
| EC FFE Kusilvak Census Area | Greenfield | Kusilvak Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 48.5 |
| OZ Nome | Greenfield | Nome | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.5 |
| OZ Kenai Peninsula | Greenfield | Kenai Peninsula | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.3 |
| OZ Northwest Arctic | Greenfield | Northwest Arctic | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.3 |
| EC FFE Chugach Census Area | Greenfield | Chugach Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.3 |
| EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough | Greenfield | Fairbanks North Star Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.2 |
| EC FFE Copper River Census Area | Greenfield | Copper River Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 47.0 |
| EC FFE Sitka City and Borough | Greenfield | Sitka City and Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 46.9 |
| OZ Bethel | Greenfield | Bethel | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 46.8 |
| EC FFE Bethel Census Area | Greenfield | Bethel Census Area | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 46.6 |
| EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough | Greenfield | Fairbanks North Star Borough | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 45.8 |
How does Alaska compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 45 sites, Alaska ranks 47th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Alaska averages 50.3, the 46th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Alaska?
The top 25 range from 53.7 to 45.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Fairbanks North Star Borough (5), Matanuska-Susitna (3), Prince of Wales-Hyder (3) and Bethel (2).
County pages: Fairbanks North Star Borough · Matanuska-Susitna · Prince of Wales-Hyder · Bethel
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 2 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 53 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Alaska?
GridCensus catalogs 45 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Alaska, 0.2% of the national total for this type (47th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Alaska?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Coal Fairbanks North Star Borough in Fairbanks North Star Borough ranks first at 53.7/100, followed by OZ Matanuska-Susitna in Matanuska-Susitna at 52.9.
Which Alaska counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Alaska are concentrated in Fairbanks North Star Borough (5), Matanuska-Susitna (3), Prince of Wales-Hyder (3) and Bethel (2).
How does Alaska score for datacenters overall?
All 817 scored sites in Alaska average 50.3/100 DC Readiness, the 46th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Alaska
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Alaska”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/alaska (data as of November 12, 2026).
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