National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ACS North Wire Center

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACS North Wire Center is a data center operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Anchorage, AK, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Anchorage data-center market on the AK grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 16.6-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Power
3.0 MW
Status
Operational
Market
Anchorage
State
AK
Country
US
Coordinates
61.2090, -149.8909

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Anchorage — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Anchorage — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Anchorage's data center footprint remains minimal and structurally constrained. The market comprises only 2 tracked facilities totaling 6 MW, representing a severely underdeveloped infrastructure base. Operator diversification is nonexistent: AlasConnect operates a single facility while NOAA controls another, creating no competitive tension or operational synergies. The fragmented ownership structure reflects the market's early-stage nature and limited institutional investment to date. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is unambiguous and rooted in two critical failures. The excess-power score of 48/100 indicates insufficient power redundancy and availability relative to market demand—a disqualifying factor for hyperscale or mission-critical workloads that require N+1 or N+2 redundancy architecture. The constraint score of 41/100 signals severe operational limitations, likely stemming from…

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Market & grid context

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MarketAnchorage
Grid operatorAK
DC Hub Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power16.6 months
LocationAnchorage, US
Reported capacity3.0 MW

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