Anchorage, Alaska, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 27, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "The Anchorage Assembly adopted Ordinance AO 2026-27 on March 27, 2026, establishing a new land use and permitting framework for data centers before receiving any large-scale applications. Data centers are defined as facilities requiring… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | March 27, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Alaska context
Alaska has 1 documented local action across 1 jurisdiction in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Alaska in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.