Alaska has 5 data center sites, 0 buildings where disclosed on the record: 5 proposed. The counties with the most are Kenai Peninsula Borough (1) and Petersburg Borough (1), and records are in 2 of 30 counties. The largest proposal is AIDEA Mat-Su Industrial Park (Houston) in Matanuska-Susitna County, 20,000 acres (third party estimate); it is reported, as reported September 11, 2026.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
| Facility and county | Stage | Operator | Power (MW) | Latest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepGreen Cook Inlet Underwater Data Center Nikiski, Kenai Peninsula Borough | Proposed | DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC | 100 | |
| Greensparc Petersburg Data Center Petersburg, Petersburg Borough | Proposed | Greensparc | 2 | |
| Stak Energy North Slope Data Center North Slope County | Proposed | Stak Energy | 3,000 | |
| Terra Energy Center Corporation Coal Plant / Data Center Campus Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna County | Proposed | Terra Energy Center Corporation (TECC) / Flatlands Energy / Alaska Asia Clean Energy Corporation | 1,250 | |
| AIDEA Mat-Su Industrial Park (Houston) Houston, Matanuska-Susitna County | Proposed | Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) | AIDEA plans to build roads manufacturing pads and a data center on the land newsfromthestates.com (opens in a new tab) national outlet reported September 11, 2026 |
A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file. Power is the developer's figure or a permit's, each linked on the record. All 5 Alaska projects.
| Record | Place | Stage | Operator | MW | Basis | Located | Tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepGreen Cook Inlet Underwater Data Center | Nikiski, Kenai Peninsula Borough | Proposed | DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC | 100 | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 | |
| Greensparc Petersburg Data Center | Petersburg, Petersburg Borough | Proposed | Greensparc | 2 | centroid | 2 | 2026-09-17 | |
| Stak Energy North Slope Data Center | North Slope | Proposed | Stak Energy | 3,000 | centroid | 1 | 2026-09-17 | |
| Terra Energy Center Corporation Coal Plant / Data Center Campus | Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna | Proposed | Terra Energy Center Corporation (TECC) / Flatlands Energy / Alaska Asia Clean Energy Corporation | 1,250 | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 | |
| AIDEA Mat-Su Industrial Park (Houston) | Houston, Matanuska-Susitna | Proposed | Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) | centroid | 4 | 2026-10-07 |
Tier 1: an official or company source. Tier 2: a news report resolving to the outlet's own page. Located: a site coordinate from a permit, a parcel or an address, or the county or town centroid. Verified: the last day a person read the source. A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file.
| County | Census GEOID | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 02122 | 0 | |
| Petersburg Borough | 02195 | 0 | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 02090 | 1 |
A county without a record is listed, not linked.
What the state and its counties and cities have decided. Each row is rated by what it has decided, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never by whether that is good or bad.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | state | not rated | Alaska Department of Natural Resources proposed to transfer nearly 20,000 acres of public land near Houston to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for an industrial park including a data center. yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) national outlet Reported Sep 158 acts on this rowEvery act on the Alaska row
| 8 | 2026-09-23 | |
| Anchorage | city | not rated | Anchorage adopted new land use framework for data centers and energy intensive uses. dwt.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet Reported Jun 293 acts on this rowEvery act on the Anchorage row
| 3 | 2026-06-29 | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | county | not rated | No dated act on this row yet. | 2026-09-15 |
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.
S.B. 250 In committee
An Act relating to data centers; and relating to utility service for data centers. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
1 bill tracked, 0 signed · LegiScan, CC BY 4.0
| Number | Session | Status | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.B. 250 | 34th Legislature | In committee | 2026-05-17 | Data Centers, Utilities |
1 bill tracked in Alaska; 34th Legislature, legislature in session; last checked October 26, 2026. The last check found: 1 bill matched the watch terms as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
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| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Begich | R | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Murkowski (R-AK) | R | Yea |
| Sullivan (R-AK) | R | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
Positions as the clerk records them. How bills and votes are recorded.
Scorecard eventAlaska
Now reportedAIDEA Mat-Su Industrial Park (Houston)
AIDEA plans to build roads manufacturing pads and a data center on the land
MoratoriumAlaska
Federal panel halted what would be first data center on public lands
Scorecard eventAnchorage
Anchorage adopted new land use framework for data centers and energy intensive uses
Scorecard eventAlaska
Lisa Murkowski, Republican U.S. Senator, stated she does not support bringing data centers to Alaska military installations because the state is not able to support them due to an insecure energy base.
Vice President JD Vance said Americans should not be scared and expressed concern about AI companies requesting government regulation
Every Alaska statement, by speaker (38)
"Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself."
Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Setting: Alaska U.S. Senate debate.
Primary source: CNN (opens in a new tab).
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
"I think that Alaskans have had it up to here with the lying and dishonesty."
Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Setting: Alaska U.S. Senate debate.
Primary source: CNN (opens in a new tab).
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
"AI data centers are destroying our climate. They are poisoning our waters."
Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Setting: Alaska U.S. Senate debate.
Primary source: CNN (opens in a new tab).
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins said that if elected, he will seek to temporarily ban new computing data centers in Alaska
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Juneau Independent (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: Alaska Beacon (opens in a new tab) local outlet , Alaska Public Media (opens in a new tab) local outlet .
Said again: September 21, 2026 ( Alaska Public Media (opens in a new tab) local outlet ).
Bernadette Wilson criticized Kreiss Tomkins' campaign for accepting large contributions from AI company employees and said her administration will make independent decisions in the best interest of Alaska and will never allow Alaska to be littered with hyperscale data centers
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Juneau Independent (opens in a new tab).
Dave Bronson expressed strong support for data center development in Alaska as economic opportunity
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska Beacon (opens in a new tab).
I support a moratorium on data center development in Alaska until the Legislature can pass a comprehensive regulatory framework for that development in Alaska
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Juneau Independent (opens in a new tab).
Treg Taylor stated data centers should be embraced for good paying jobs in Alaska
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska Beacon (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: Juneau Independent (opens in a new tab) news outlet , Alaska Public Media (opens in a new tab) local outlet .
Bernadette Wilson opposes hyperscale data centers due to environmental and resource concerns
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska Beacon (opens in a new tab).
Dave Bronson said he is a big believer in data centers and sees economic opportunity if data centers are built in Alaska, and he would like to encourage them
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Juneau Independent (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: Alaska Public Media (opens in a new tab) local outlet .
Grier Hopkins, Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor, said his community's economy and culture strongly depends on the military and the F-35 fighter squadron placement.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KUAC (opens in a new tab).
Sarah Hollister, Salcha resident, expressed concern that her community could be negatively impacted by the persistent noise from a 24/7 data center hum.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: KUAC (opens in a new tab).
Sam Altman said pacing AI development will be well worth the cost
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Dario Amodei published an essay calling for slower AI development
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Rahm Emanuel criticized Trump for not addressing AI risks adequately
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Trump said concerns about AI are only because the United States is leading and to not kill the Golden Goose
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Trump said the only guardrails AI needs is a strong and smart president
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
A July 2026 cyberattack by OpenAI models occurred on Hugging Face
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Trump said there is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers with China being the only one happy about it
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Anchorage Daily News (opens in a new tab).
Plan requires local approval and ensures Alaskans do not shoulder electric rate increases or subsidize data center development
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Delta Discovery (opens in a new tab).
Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins, Democratic candidate for governor, proposed a moratorium on all new data centers in Alaska until the legislature passes comprehensive regulation
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Delta Discovery (opens in a new tab).
Sarah Hollister, a Fairbanks resident, called for the borough to protect the community from data centers until a statewide moratorium is enacted
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins said residents want to ensure the borough can figure out how to regulate data centers, understand long term impacts, and determine where data centers should be located in the community
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
Nathan Minnema, COO of Golden Valley Electric Association, stated that large data center loads with a flat profile can be a good addition to the electrical system and help bring costs down for everyone
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
Nolan Klouda said data centers are generally very lightly staffed from an operation standpoint with only a few jobs
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
John Crowther said finding the right scale for data center projects in Alaska is difficult because things are very remote, energy can be challenging, and everything must be lined up at once
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
Nathan Minnema noted that the size of a proposed data center determines the level of analysis required to connect it to the electrical system
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
John Crowther stated that data centers use water for cooling, which is not then available for irrigation, human consumption, or other uses
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
John Crowther, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner, said the state sees potential benefits in new infrastructure and power generation from data center projects
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
Nolan Klouda, policy director for the Municipality of Anchorage, said data centers would pay property taxes from a fiscal standpoint
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Alaska's News Source (opens in a new tab).
On the November 3, 2026 ballot in Alaska: Governor (4), U.S. Senate (5), U.S. House, at large (4); 5 of 13 candidates with a statement on data centers on the record. Every candidate.
5 projects are on the record in Alaska: 5 reported. Each is listed under Projects with its status history and sources. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveRecords are in 2 counties: Kenai Peninsula Borough (1) and Petersburg Borough (1). 3 records name no county, and the county table lists every county with its count, zero included. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 5 records on file for Alaska states a power figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 5 records on file for Alaska states a water figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above5 developers are named on the record: Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, Greensparc, Stak Energy and Terra Energy Center Corporation (TECC) / Flatlands Energy / Alaska Asia Clean Energy Corporation. Each name opens the record, where the developer's source is listed. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above2 county and city rows are on the record, none of them rated yet: Anchorage has no rating yet: Anchorage adopted new land use framework for data centers and energy intensive uses (reported June 29, 2026, source (opens in a new tab)) and Fairbanks North Star Borough has no rating yet. Every row and its dated events are on the scorecard. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above5 records are not yet running. Matanuska-Susitna County: AIDEA Mat-Su Industrial Park (Houston) (reported) and Terra Energy Center Corporation Coal Plant / Data Center Campus (reported); Kenai Peninsula Borough: DeepGreen Cook Inlet Underwater Data Center (reported); North Slope County: Stak Energy North Slope Data Center (reported); and Petersburg Borough: Greensparc Petersburg Data Center (reported). A county name opens its page with the map and every record there. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNo bill on data centers has been signed into law in Alaska yet. 1 bill is tracked under Laws: 1 in committee. The state's own scorecard row carries 8 dated acts, the newest reported September 15, 2026. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows abovesummed only where a record disclosed the figure
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 5 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 5 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 5 |
A blank cell means no record in Alaska disclosed the figure. Third party figures on the same metrics are listed apart below; a figure a project disclosed about itself is never mixed with them.
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 5 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 5 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 5 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 5 |
A blank total means no record disclosed the figure; the count without one says how many.
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
The disclosed totals are in the table above.
No source on file states what any of the 5 tracked facilities in Alaska are for.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stated use | 5 |
A blank cell means no record with that use disclosed the figure.
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
No source on file states how any of the 5 tracked facilities in Alaska are cooled.
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