AI data center sites in Alaska
30 Alaska counties scored on transmission, the interconnection queue, power price and tax. Updated October 18, 2026.
Open a county for its queue requests, substations, plants and data centers.
| County | Score | Pipeline | Power price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 16 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 13 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 8 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 8 | 20 MW | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 6 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 6 | 10 MW | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 6 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 5 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 2 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 2 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 2 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 2 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 2 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 1 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 0 | - | 24.0¢/kWh | |
| 0 | - | 24.0¢/kWh |
Pipeline: active generation and storage requests in the ISO queue, or EIA planned plants where larger (outside the ISOs). Top kV: highest substation voltage. Power price: the state's industrial average. DCs: GPU colocation, mining sites and AI campuses.
What the data shows
The strongest Alaska counties for a large AI load are Anchorage Municipality (25), Kenai Peninsula Borough (16) and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (13) on the site score. Alaska sits in utility territory; EIA lists 30 MW of planned generators there, and it has 0 substations at 345 kV and up.
Industrial power averaged 24.0¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 YTD), against 20.0¢/kWh a year earlier, the 50th lowest of the 50 states and DC. Alaska has no data center-specific sales tax exemption. We track 0 AI campuses and 0 GPU-ready colocation facilities here.
Top 6 counties in detail
1. Anchorage MunicipalityNot identified
Site score 25 of 100
- Transmission
- 18/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 7/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Not identified
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 5
- Operating plants
- 869 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 15 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- GEORGE M SULLIVAN GENERATION PLANT 2 · 6 lines230 kV
- FOSSIL CREEK · 6 lines230 kV
- EKLUTNA · 6 lines230 kV
- UNIVERSITY · 5 lines230 kV
- RISER158537 · 2 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 5 lines115 kV
2. Kenai Peninsula BoroughNot identified
Site score 16 of 100
- Transmission
- 10/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 6/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Not identified
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 750 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 1 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- PT. MACKENZIE · 3 lines230 kV
- SOLDOTNA · 4 lines115 kV
- DAVE'S CREEK · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
- TESORO KENAI COGENERATION PLANT · 3 lines115 kV
- NEW STERLING · 2 lines115 kV
- DIAMOND RIDGE · 2 lines115 kV
3. Matanuska-Susitna BoroughNot identified
Site score 13 of 100
- Transmission
- 12/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 1/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Not identified
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 2
- Operating plants
- 50 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- PT. MACKENZIE · 6 lines230 kV
- TEELAND · 3 lines230 kV
- DOUGLAS · 2 lines138 kV
- EKLUTNA HYDRO PROJECT · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
4. Fairbanks North Star BoroughUtility: NA
Site score 8 of 100
- Transmission
- 4/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 4/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: NA
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 138 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 0
- Operating plants
- 386 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 5 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM · 3 lines138 kV
- NORTH POLE · 2 lines138 kV
5. Juneau City and BoroughNot identified
Site score 8 of 100
- Transmission
- 4/25
- Generation pipeline
- 1/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 3/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Not identified
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 20 MW
- Top substation
- 138 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 0
- Operating plants
- 254 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- RISER158512 · 2 lines138 kV
6. Denali BoroughUtility: NA
Site score 6 of 100
- Transmission
- 4/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 0/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 2/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: NA
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 138 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 0
- Operating plants
- 117 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, AK
- 24.0¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
Data center tax exemption in Alaska
Alaska levies no general state sales tax, so no state sales tax exemption for data centers applies.
Source: -. General information, not tax advice; ask your tax advisor.
How the score works
Six parts out of 100: transmission (25), generation in the queue (20), the state's industrial power price (20), existing and retiring plants (15), sales tax exemption (10) and data center activity (10). The site finder's methodology prints each formula and every source with its date. Markets: Utility territory (no ISO/RTO).
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