Alaska: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 2 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Alaska: 1 in force, 1 proposed. The state has 5 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 0.1 TWh of electricity a year.
Everything GridWatch tracks in Alaska on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
Subscribe by RSS — moratorium changes and community headlines for Alaska.
As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in Alaska (1)
1 still live · 0 decided or withdrawn. Each name links to the full dossier — ownership, intelligence log, and where to read the paper trail.
| Project | Where | Size | Behind it | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAK Energy North Slope Campus | North Slope Borough | 3,000 MW | STAK Energy | In review | Source |
2Pushback already happening in Alaska
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | AO 2026-27: defines data centers (20+ MW) in zoning code, restricts to commercial/industrial zones, bans from residential, requires conditional use review, utility capacity statement, landscaping buffers and enclosed power equipment | SourceNews read 2026-09-07 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Local | Proposedterm not documented | Borough Assembly adopted 2027 legislative priority requesting state and federal moratorium on permitting, leasing and construction of commercial data centers on public lands until regulations are developed; not a locally enacted moratorium but an official resolution | SourceNews read 2026-09-07 |
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
3Every data center already built in Alaska
GridWatch does not yet track a named hyperscale campus in Alaska, but that does not mean the state has none. DataCenterMap keeps a public directory of existing facilities — street addresses included — for Alaska.
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
4Your regulator
Regulatory Commission of Alaska — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA Alaska electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
5Where the Alaska paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: Alaska DEC — Division of Air Quality
No searchable register. Alaska does not publish a permit database you can query. A public-records request to the agency is the only route to the file.
No organised market. There is no interconnection queue to read here; the utility's own resource plan and the PUC docket are the record.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
6Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mike Dunleavy Republican · Governor | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Dan Sullivan Republican · Senator · on the 2026 ballot | No documented action on data centers located Accelerate Sullivan told the Alaska Legislature in February 2026 he is pressing for federal AI data centers on Air Force bases in Alaska, and in August 2026 said a rumored Navy data center at Spruce Cape, Kodiak, would be "a bad idea" he would work to stop. sources | site · contact |
| — | Lisa Murkowski Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2028 | No documented action on data centers located Mixed Murkowski co-introduced the 2024 Department of Energy AI Act, which directs DOE to study the growth of computing data centers and their electrical load; no 2025-2026 statement on data center siting, cost or water was located. sources | site · contact |
| — | Nicholas J. Begich III Republican · Representative At-Large | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
Roster: regenerated by scripts/refresh_officials.py (Senate XML + congress-legislators + current governors).
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72026 U.S. Senate race
PVI R+6 · Seat held by Dan Sullivan (Republican) · Incumbent advanced to general
Dan S. Sullivan (Republican) · incumbent Accelerate
Pushed to site data centers on Air Force and other military installations.
- Petitioned to place data centers on Air Force and military installations. (2026 — source)
Tech & utility PAC money: $31,000 from 11 committees (FEC, cycle 2026, pulled 2026-08-26) — FEC record
Record read 2026-08-25.
Dan J. Sullivan (Republican) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
David Leslie (Democratic) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Gerald Heikes (Republican) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Mary Peltola (Democratic) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Ballot roster: state candidate list (read 2026-08-25).
82026 U.S. House races in Alaska (1)
A documented data-center record exists in 1 of 1 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK-AL | R+6 | Nick Begich III | Nick Begich III ★ Clay Strickland Eric Hafner John B. Williams Bill Hill |
The documented records (1 district)
AK-AL
Nick Begich III (Republican) · incumbent Accelerate
Introduced DATA Act allowing data centers to operate on self-contained grid; pro-expansion op-ed
- Introduced H.R. 8400 (DATA Act of 2026) allowing large energy users including data centers to operate on self-contained 'grid of one' power systems disconnected from the broader grid, protecting ratepayers from subsidizing data center electricity loads (2026-04-21 — source)
- Op-ed 'How Alaska can Use our Energy Advantage to Capitalize on the AI Gold Rush': argued Alaska should aggressively pursue data centers citing natural gas, cold climate, and vast land; warned against over-regulation (2026-04-23 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-12.
9Latest Alaska data center news
No Alaska data-center headlines in this week's national scan — local coverage often runs ahead of it.
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