AK — State Policy Updated 2026-07-17

Alaska

> Methods note: This refresh checked Alaska legislative records, Anchorage and borough records, RCA/AEA/AIDEA materials, federal solicitations, state land proceedings, project announcements, and Alaska news sources for developments from February 1, 2026 through July 17, 2026. Citations are explicit URLs; “accessed” dates are used for live official-status pages that do not publish a separate update date.

1) Incentive programs

2) Restrictions and moratoriums

3) Local governance

4) Legislative activity (2024-2026)

  • SB 113 (34th Legislature): The highly digitized businesses apportionment bill was not enacted; the Legislature lists “VETO SUSTAINED” with a January 22, 2026 status date. Alaska Legislature SB 113 bill history, accessed 2026-07-17
  • HB 259 — died: HB 259, “Large Energy Use Facilities,” was introduced January 20 and heard in House Energy on January 29 and February 3. It received no further action and died in House Energy when the Legislature adjourned sine die May 20. Alaska Legislature HB 259 bill history, accessed 2026-07-17 Alaska Senate Journal, 2026-05-20
  • HB 259 design: The bill would have required utility contracts for large energy-use facilities, direct assignment of infrastructure and variable costs, protection against cost shifting, separate utility accounting, and municipal community-benefit agreements. It used thresholds of 20 MW or 20% of prior-year electric sales, or 2 Bcf/year or 20% of prior-year gas sales, whichever was smaller. Alaska Legislature HB 259 bill text, 2026-01-20
  • SB 250 — passed Senate, then died: SB 250, “Data Centers, Utilities,” was introduced February 18, passed the Senate May 16, moved to House Community & Regional Affairs, and was heard and held there May 18. The House took no final action before the May 20 sine-die adjournment, so the bill was not enacted. Alaska Legislature SB 250 bill history, accessed 2026-07-17 Alaska Senate Journal, 2026-05-20
  • SB 250 design: The Senate committee substitute would have required utility data-center contracts to be filed with the RCA; directly assigned infrastructure and variable costs; protected other customers; required backup-power, reliability, financial-security, decommissioning, recycling, water, waste-heat, broadband-cost, and digital-equity terms; and kept data-center-specific transmission from initially entering backbone cost allocation. It exempted facilities below both 15 MW peak utility electric demand and 1.5 Bcf/year utility gas demand. Alaska Legislature CSSB 250(CRA), 2026-04-22
  • HCR 28 — died: HCR 28 was a procedural resolution to suspend uniform rules concerning SB 250. It was introduced in the House May 18 and did not advance before adjournment; it created no substantive policy. Alaska Legislature HCR 28 bill history, accessed 2026-07-17

5) Notable projects and operators