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Greensparc data center at the 6-Mile Mill site

Also called: Greensparc Wrangell

Greensparc wanted to lease 1 to 2 acres of borough land at the old 6-Mile Mill to build a small 10,000-square-foot data center using 1 to 2 megawatts of hydropower. The Borough Assembly said no in June 2026 to keep the deepwater site for maritime businesses.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 2026

Where things stand: The Borough Assembly voted no on the land lease on June 9, 2026.

🕒 Latest update (June 9, 2026): The Borough Assembly unanimously voted down the land lease, keeping the waterfront for maritime industry.

What we know

  • 📍 WhereFormer 6-Mile sawmill site near Mile 7.1 Zimovia Highway, south of downtown Wrangell (borough-owned waterfront land), Wrangell, Wrangell City and Borough
  • 🏢 CompanyGreensparc
  • 🌳 Size2 acres
  • ⚡ Power it needs2 megawatts (about as much as 1,600 homes)
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromBorough-owned utility (hydropower); batteries instead of diesel backup generators
  • 🗼 New power linesNo
  • ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop cooling, no water discharge

🔎 What we checked

  • Oct 8, 2026: We checked the borough's 2023 environmental site report (near Mile 7.1 Zimovia Highway) and the state cleanup record for the old Wrangell sawmill. Satellite pictures show the cleared mill yard at that spot.

What happened so far

  • Jan 5, 2026
    Wrangell's Economic Development Advisory Board voted 5-0 to recommend moving ahead, with conditions.
  • June 9, 2026
    The Borough Assembly unanimously voted down the land lease, keeping the waterfront for maritime industry.

Local votes and rules

✋ Turned down

The Assembly voted unanimously to turn down Greensparc's request to lease borough land at the 6-Mile Mill deepwater port for a 10,000-square-foot data center. The borough manager said the waterfront should be kept for marine businesses. The planning commission had recommended approval 3-2 in January.

June 9, 2026
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Photos: Sentinel-2 cloudless by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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Where this comes from

  1. Wrangell Borough Assembly votes no on data center proposal · KSTK · June 18, 2026
  2. Proposed small-scale data center in Wrangell raises questions · Wrangell Sentinel (via Juneau Independent) · Jan 14, 2026
  3. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 6-Mile property (7.1 Mile Zimovia Highway) · City and Borough of Wrangell · April 2023
  4. Wrangell Sawmill, Mile 7 Zimovia Highway (Hazard ID 25786) · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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