Municipality of Anchorage

Moratoriums and bans

1. March 2026 Anchorage: Zoning rules. The Assembly voted 10-2 for AO 2026-27, which defines data centers (20 MW or more of demand) in the land use code, limits them to commercial and industrial zones, requires a conditional use review with public notice, sets screening and setback standards, and requires proof of utility capacity. It is not a moratorium; no large project had been proposed. (Municipality of Anchorage, Assembly, Feb. 17, 2026; Municipality of Anchorage, Assembly, Feb. 2026; Anchorage Daily News, March 27, 2026; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, April 9, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. Sept. 15, 2026 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AI data center lease sites · No lease had been awarded and no developer named, per reporting; Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she does not support data centers at JBER or Interior installations until Alaska's energy supply is more secure. (Alaska Public Media (KUAC, Alaska Desk), Sept. 15, 2026)
2. May 29, 2026 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AI data center lease sites · Proposals were due. (U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (via GovTribe), April 10, 2026; Anchorage Daily News, May 5, 2026)
3. May 5, 2026 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AI data center lease sites · Chugach Electric and Golden Valley Electric said they cannot now supply a large data center, citing short gas supplies; the solicitation itself notes a short-term gas shortfall. (Anchorage Daily News, May 5, 2026)
4. April 10, 2026 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson AI data center lease sites · The Department of the Air Force issued Request for Lease Proposals AFCEC-26-R-0006 offering enhanced use leases of up to 50 years for AI data centers at JBER, Eielson and Clear, with developers to finance, permit, build and supply their own power and water. (U.S. Department of the Air Force (Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs), April 10, 2026; U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (via GovTribe), April 10, 2026; Air & Space Forces Magazine, April 2026)
5. March 2026 Anchorage: Zoning rules · The Assembly voted 10-2 for AO 2026-27, which defines data centers (20 MW or more of demand) in the land use code, limits them to commercial and industrial zones, requires a conditional use review with public notice, sets screening and setback standards, and requires proof of utility capacity. It is not a moratorium; no large project had been proposed. (Municipality of Anchorage, Assembly, Feb. 17, 2026; Municipality of Anchorage, Assembly, Feb. 2026; Anchorage Daily News, March 27, 2026; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, April 9, 2026)

Statewide

No data center tax incentive: Alaska is not among the 34 states that offer data center incentives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures as reported in April 2026, and no incentive bill was found in the 34th Legislature (2025-2026). (Alaska's News Source (KTUU), April 30, 2026) SB 250 (2026, Sen. Löki Gale Tobin) would have required commission-approved utility contracts for data centers, barred rolling costs that exist only because of a data center into other customers' rates, as introduced called for community benefit agreements, and as amended required financial security above $1 million of utility investment plus a water plan; it passed the Senate 14-5 on reconsideration May 16, 2026, was heard and held in House Community and Regional Affairs May 18 and died when the session ended. (Alaska State Legislature, May 18, 2026; Alaska State Legislature (office of Sen. Löki Gale Tobin), 2026; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, June 29, 2026) Large-load tariffs: no Regulatory Commission of Alaska docket on a data center or large-load tariff, and no utility contract with a data center, was found; the commission's April 30, 2026 briefing to the House Energy Committee lists none. Chugach Electric says any large new customer should pay its full cost of service through contributions in aid of construction and long-term commitments, and Golden Valley Electric says such costs would be assigned to the customer under RCA oversight. (Regulatory Commission of Alaska, April 30, 2026; Anchorage Daily News, May 5, 2026) State land: DNR is handling data center sites through ordinary land law, a 50-year negotiated lease under AS 38.05.070(d) for the STAK campus (ADL 422741) and a proposed no-cost conveyance of about 19,950 acres to AIDEA near Houston (ADL 234762), which the Senate Resources Committee is examining. (Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, May 12, 2026; Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water (Alaska Online Public Notices), Aug. 24, 2026; Alaska Public Media, Oct. 15, 2026) Alaska data centers →