# Valdez-Cordova, Alaska: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy

Valdez-Cordova is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Next door, Anchorage has 2 data centers. 5 MW has retired here since 2019, including Orca (petroleum, 4 MW, 2024). 2 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly petroleum. Its power plants have 58 MW of capacity, 54% of it petroleum, the 10th largest fleet in Alaska. Birch Creek Village Elec Util - (AK) is the largest utility serving Valdez-Cordova, one of 5 with territory here.

## What changed in Valdez-Cordova

| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 2 MW |  | — |
| Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 5 MW |  | — |

## Who powers Valdez-Cordova

### Utilities with service territory in Valdez-Cordova

| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Creek Village Elec Util - (AK) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chitina Electric Inc | — | — | — | — | — |
| Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatitlek Electric Utility | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cordova Electric Coop, Inc | — | — | — | — | — |

Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers.

### Operating power plants 

| Technology | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum | 32 MW | 54% |
| Hydro | 26 MW | 44% |
| Battery storage | 1 MW | 2% |

| Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Gulch | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | Hydro | 12 MW | 1982 |
| Glennallen | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | Petroleum | 9 MW | 1976 |
| Orca | Cordova Electric Coop, Inc | Petroleum | 9 MW | 1984 |
| Valdez | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | Petroleum | 9 MW | 1972 |
| Allison Creek Hydro | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | Hydro | 6 MW | 2016 |
| Power Creek | Cordova Electric Coop, Inc | Hydro | 6 MW | 2001 |

### Retired since 2019

| Plant | Technology | MW | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orca | Petroleum | 4 MW | 2024 |
| Glennallen | Petroleum | 2 MW | 2019 |

## Data centers and local rules in Valdez-Cordova

No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Valdez-Cordova. Alaska has 3 local measures on record statewide.

## Valdez-Cordova and its neighbors

Of the 5 counties that border Valdez-Cordova, Anchorage carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined.

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| County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez-Cordova | — | — | 58 MW | — | — | — |
| Anchorage](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/anchorage) | 287,155 | ▲ 0.4% | 869 MW | — | 2 | — |
| Kenai Peninsula](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/kenai-peninsula) | 61,951 | ▲ 10.3% | 750 MW | — | — | — |
| Matanuska-Susitna](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/matanuska-susitna) | 118,666 | ▲ 22.4% | 50 MW | — | — | — |
| Southeast Fairbanks](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/southeast-fairbanks) | 7,270 | ▲ 27.2% | 43 MW | — | 1 | — |
| Yakutat](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/yakutat) | 672 | ▲ 13.4% | 4 MW | — | — | — |

## More of Alaska

[All Alaska countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska)[Anchorage287,155 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/anchorage)[Matanuska-Susitna118,666 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/matanuska-susitna)[Kenai Peninsula61,951 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/kenai-peninsula)[Southeast Fairbanks7,270 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/southeast-fairbanks)[Yakutat672 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/yakutat)

## Valdez-Cordova, answered from the record

### Who provides electricity in Valdez-Cordova, Alaska?

5 utilities have service territory in Valdez-Cordova in the EIA-861 2024 report: Birch Creek Village Elec Util - (AK), Chitina Electric Inc, Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc, Tatitlek Electric Utility.

### What power plants are in Valdez-Cordova?

9 operating plants with 58 MW of capacity. The largest is Solomon Gulch (12 MW, hydro).

### Are there data centers in Valdez-Cordova?

The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Valdez-Cordova. The nearest activity on record is next door in Anchorage.

### Does Valdez-Cordova have a data center moratorium?

No county-level measure is on record for Valdez-Cordova. Alaska has 3 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.

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Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).