1 data center project in Unincorporated Fairbanks North Star Borough
Who decides here: the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Fairbanks North Star Borough
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
The Assembly voted 6-1 to make a data center pause one of its 2027 requests to the state and Congress. It asks for no new permits, leases or building of commercial data centers on state and local land until rules exist for power use, water, noise, air and the environment. This is a request, not a local ban.
Aug 27, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Fairbanks North Star Borough. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Fairbanks North Star Borough: G & K, Inc. (not available) or Golden Valley Electric Assn Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Alaska.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has the Air Force picked any company to lease land for a data center?
- Where would the power come from, given the local gas shortage?
- How close would a data center be to homes and schools in North Pole and Salcha?