Projects
AIDEA industrial and energy district near Houston (possible data centers)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
19,950 acres
🕒 Aug 19, 2026: Original public comment deadline in the state notice (news reports say it was later exte…
ProposedTerra Energy Center campus at Port MacKenzie (seeking data center tenants)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
🕒 May 2026: Terra Energy signed a 20-year lease for 829 acres of University of Alaska land at Port M…
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban · Houston
A proposed city law to block data centers inside Houston city limits failed 4-2. Members who voted no said they want to ban data centers through general zoning rules instead. One member said he will propose a long-term pause while those rules are written.
📌 Other · Houston
The council voted unanimously against the state's process for moving about 30 square miles of state land near Houston to AIDEA, the state development agency. The land could hold an industrial park with data centers. The council said the city was left out of the decision.
🤝 Agreement with the company · Matanuska-Susitna Borough
The Assembly voted 6-1 to override the mayor's veto and start a two-year partnership with Terra Energy Center Corp. Borough staff will help Terra find companies to build a data center or other big power user on borough land near Port MacKenzie, Big Lake or the planned West Susitna road. It does not require the borough to sell or lease land. The Assembly first passed it 5-2 on March 2.
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