Can Data Centers Power an Energy Transformation on Alaska's Railbelt?
This white paper brief describes how attracting new data centers to be located on Alaska's Railbelt Grid could lower energy costs for the majority of Alaska's consumers. It looks to Iceland as an example. It reveals the advantages as well as challenges Alaska faces in attracting data center operations to the State of Alaska and includes recommendations on next steps to transform this idea into reality.
Institutions
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources (US)
- Alaska Center for Energy and Power
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15176159
- Primary Topic
- Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00