Alaska Data Center Moratorium Tracker
Alaska has 1 data-center bill pending in the legislature. 4 city and county measures are tracked here, 1 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
State-level measures in Alaska
Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Alaska we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first.
| Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska senators question legality of state land transfer for possible Mat-Su data centers | Proposed 2026-09 | Alaska senators are raising legal concerns about a proposed state land transfer of nearly 20,000 acres to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for possible data centers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The proposal has sparked public concern and scrutiny. | |
| HB 259Alaska HB 259 (introduced January 2026 by Rep. Donna Mears) would require large energy facilities (peak demand ≥20 MW) to enter community benefit agreements | Failed / vetoed 2026-01 | Alaska HB 259 (introduced January 2026 by Rep. Donna Mears) would require large energy facilities (peak demand ≥20 MW) to enter community benefit agreements with the host municipality and pay for at least 80% of contracted power amount regardless of actual purchases (a take-or-pay structure mirroring the RPP). Companion bill SB 250 also pending. Anchorage Assembly preemptively adopted data center regulations in March 2026 and overrode a mayor's veto on a related partnership. A separate Mat-Su data center plan is in doubt after a mayor veto in March 2026. The bills are responses to growing AI-driven data center interest in Alaska. Alaska adjourned sine die May 20, 2026; HB 259 (stuck in House Energy) and SB 250 (never scheduled) both died. |
City and county moratoria in Alaska
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 4 tracked measures in Alaska, each with its source.
Where Alaska stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Alaska accounts for 2 of the state-level measures and 4 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #44 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #43 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for Alaska
6 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Statewide — Alaska senators question legality of state land transfer for possible Mat-Su data centers alaskabeacon.com →
- Statewide · HB 259 — Alaska HB 259 (introduced January 2026 by Rep. Donna Mears) would require large energy facilities (peak demand ≥20 MW) to enter community benefit agreements akleg.gov →
- Anchorage — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date adn.com →
- Fairbanks North Star Borough — Proposed local moratorium on data centers fm.kuac.org →
- Petersburg — Borough-wide moratorium on data centers using on-site power generation petersburgpilot.com →
- Petersburg Borough — One-year data center moratorium recommendation fails on tie vote kfsk.org →
What does bind large loads in Alaska
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Alaska sits in 1 footprint.
Isolated grids (Railbelt and rural systems); not connected to either Lower-48 interconnection.
Data centers in Alaska
The US Data Center Map identifies 6 facilities run by 4 operators in Alaska, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
Open the Alaska data center map → · The US Data Center Map →
How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Alaska? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
Why Alaska is pushing back
The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building.
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