2 data center projects in Unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Who decides here: the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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
🤝 Agreement with the company
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Matanuska-Susitna 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
Matanuska 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 state issued its final decision on the land transfer (ADL 234762)?
- Will any data center company sign on, and how much power and water would it need?
- Will trails used for mushing, ATVs and snowmachines stay open?
- Will a data center company actually sign on at Port MacKenzie?
- Will the borough approve a long-term lease of about 1,000 acres to Terra?
- Where would water come from, and what would happen to nearby salmon streams?