The site
The site from above
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
On-site natural gas turbines (applicant's plan)Proposed, no air permit filed
about 1 GW per the revised lease application; the state's decision describes 1 to 3 GW; sole power source, with diesel backup and batteries Company · March 2026
Proposed
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- Gas pipeline to the site Not filedexpected to burn 350 to 500 million cubic feet of gas a day at full simple-cycle output, from fields 25 to 90 miles away State agency · May 2026
- Utility grid Not usednone: off-grid by design, with no utility within 30 km State agency · May 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Nov. 21, 2025Lease application filedSTAK files for a 50-year state land lease; the application plans newly built gas pipelines. State agency · Nov. 2025
- March 12, 2026Plan revisedThe revised plan adds a possible gas treatment and compression system and raises peak construction staffing to 1,500. State agency · March 2026
- May 12, 2026Pipeline excluded from the leaseThe gas pipeline is left out of the lease application; it needs its own right-of-way application and public process, and none had been filed by Oct. 2026. State agency · May 2026
- Not setGas supply: not signedNo gas supply agreement or supplier is named in any record. News report · June 2026
- The site is not connected to any Alaska utility grid and none is planned; the nearest power is the Prudhoe Bay oil field network, about 35 km away. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
- Turbine lead times of up to seven years and North Slope network speed for AI work are flagged as gating unknowns (press). News report · May 2026
- No plant for this campus appears in EIA's federal generator inventory (EIA-860M, Aug. 2026). That inventory covers grid-connected plants only, so an off-grid plant may not be listed yet. State agency · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
2 pending · 4 checked, nothing on file
- ◷50-year state land lease PendingAlaska Department of Natural Resources, Oil and Gas · May 12, 2026: preliminary decision only; no final decision as of Oct. 18, 2026; nobody else bid in the Dec. 2025 to Jan. 2026 solicitation State agency · Oct. 2026
- ◷Entry authorization PendingAlaska Department of Natural Resources · May 12, 2026: a draft template only; issued after a final decision, for five years State agency · May 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Gas pipeline right-of-way, Air permit (major source), Wetlands fill permit, Dalton Highway access permit
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighNo gas supplyThe campus has no fuel without a pipeline from fields 25 to 90 miles away; the right-of-way is not filed and no supplier is named. News report · June 2026
- HighNo customer or financingNo tenant, power sale, investor or lender is on record; the company says it expects hyperscalers to anchor the build (press). News report · July 2026
- HighLand lease still undecidedOnly a preliminary decision exists, and commenters keep appeal rights on the final decision. State agency · May 2026
- MediumOrganized oppositionEnvironmental, hunting and Indigenous advocacy groups filed objections citing caribou, subsistence use and the scale of gas burn. News report · July 2026
- WatchTies to the permitting agencySTAK's chief strategy officer was Alaska's natural resources commissioner until 2025, and critics point to it; no finding of impropriety is on record. News report · July 2026
Money
Money on record
$500M
initial spending the applicant plans on site work, road, pad and camp
applicant says, in the March 2026 plan Company · March 2026
$10B+
total project cost, per the company's chief strategy officer (press)
not in any state filing News report · July 2026
Not on record: financing: no investor, lender or raise named, a Chamber letter calls it privately financed News report · Oct. 2026; lease rent: appraised market rate plus a share of gross receipts: not yet set, must be agreed before construction, performance bond amount not stated State agency · May 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Aug. 20, 2025Paper trail STAK Energy Corporation is formed in Delaware. SEC filing · Aug. 2025
- Aug. 20, 2025Paper trail STAK Energy Corporation registered in Delaware
- Nov. 21, 2025Permits STAK files its 50-year state land lease application, the project's first public step. State agency · Nov. 2025
- Dec. 23, 2025Permits A neighboring oil and gas lessee sends a letter of non-objection. State agency · May 2026
- Jan. 8, 2026Permits The competing-interest solicitation closes with no other bidders, opening the negotiated-lease path. State agency · May 2026
- March 12, 2026Site The revised plan renames the project STAK Energy Campus and raises peak construction staffing from 500 to 1,500. State agency · March 2026
- May 12, 2026Permits The state issues a preliminary decision on the lease; it is not an approval. State agency · May 2026
- June 17, 2026Permits The comment deadline is extended from June 15 to July 17 because of the volume of responses. News report · July 2026
- July 7, 2026Site Press reports more than 500 comments, fewer than a dozen in support. News report · July 2026
- July 16, 2026Site The Alaska Chamber files a letter urging the state to finalize the lease. News report · July 2026
- Oct. 14, 2026Permits A re-check of the state notice page finds no final decision five months after the preliminary one. News report · Oct. 2026
- Dec. 2028Construction Initial operations, the applicant's target; no construction has started. Company · March 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since March 2022: 69 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 4 earlier records are not drawn.
Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 5. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
715.4 acres
proposed lease area, west of the Dalton Highway and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
7.1M cubic yards
of gravel for the pad and access road, from an adjacent state-permitted mine
- Dry air cooling: uses Arctic ambient temperatures; no evaporative cooling, water hauled in State agency · May 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Developer
- STAK Energy Corporation: Anchorage-based applicant, formed Aug. 2025
- Sparrow Mahoney: founder and chief executive
- John Boyle: chief strategy officer, formerly Alaska natural resources commissioner
Decision-makers
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas: lessor; Haley Paine, acting director, signed the preliminary decision
- North Slope Borough: host borough, no comments recorded
Neighbors and infrastructure
- Great Bear Pantheon: adjacent oil and gas lessee, non-objection letter
- Alaska Gasline Development Corporation and Alyeska Pipeline: adjacent rights-of-way
Supporters
- Alaska Chamber: urged a final decision
Opponents
- Northern Alaska Environmental Center, AKPIRG, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (Alaska), Climate Defiance, Native Movement
Still unknown
Open questions
- The state's final decision on the lease.
- Where the gas will come from.
- Any customer, investor or lender.
- Whether an air permit application has been filed.
Where this comes from
323 records from 22 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, public and commercial datasets, business registries, company statements, securities filings and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 10State agency 7Dataset 3Company 2SEC filing 2Satellite 0
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (33)
- On-site generation: 3,000 MW“a natural gas-fired power generation system designed to produce 1-3 gigawatts (GW) of electrical power”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Utility service: not stated“not interconnected to the Railbelt or any other Alaska utility grid”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Utility: none (off-grid, behind-the-meter self-supply)“fully integrated, behind-the-meter configuration in which all generated electricity is consumed on-site by the HPC facility”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: none - off-grid by design; no interconnection, queue filing or utility service exists or is planned“which is not interconnected to the Railbelt or any other Alaska utility grid”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Power plan: onsite“The power generation and computing systems are designed as a fully integrated, behind-the-meter configuration”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Role of the on-site plant: prime (sole power source, behind-the-meter)“all generated electricity is consumed on-site by the HPC facility”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Gas lateral: none filed - the gas pipeline was expressly excluded from the lease application; a separate pipeline right-of-way application, with its own analysis and public process, is required and had not been filed as“The pipeline component of the project was not included in the lease application. STAK will submit a separate application for a pipeline right-of-way”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Cooling: dry air cooling using Arctic ambient temperatures“North Slope ambient temperatures allow the facility to employ dry air cooling”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: 1,000 MW“The project will include an on-site natural gas generation system that will provide approximately 1 GW of power”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- On-site power technology: high-efficiency natural gas turbine units (prime); backup diesel generators; possible natural gas treatment and compression system (added by the March 2026 revised application); battery and capa“Power will be generated using high-efficiency gas turbine units and will meet Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) air quality requirements”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- Gas supplier: not stated“Gas pipeline planning is underway with potential connections to producing gas fields within 25 to 90 miles of the site”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- Revised application renames the project from STAK Energy Datacenter Project to STAK Energy Campus, raises peak construction workforce from 500 to 1,500, and adds a possible gas treatment and compression system“an increase in the projected construction workforce from up to 500 to up to 1,500 workers; a revised project name from STAK Energy Datacenter Project to STAK Energy Campus”State agency · March 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: none - off-grid by design (queue power secured=none): Alaska's North Slope is not connected to the Railbelt grid or any ISO/RTO, and no grid position exists or is sought; all power is on-site natu“The project will include an onsite natural gas generation system that will provide approximately 1 GW of power and will be supplied from one or more newly constructed natural gas pipeline(s).”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Nearest substation: none mapped on the map within 30 km - off-grid site; the nearest power infrastructure is the Prudhoe Bay oil-field network ~35 km NEMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: none - no transmission lines mapped on the map within 30 km (no grid exists on this part of the North Slope)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 138 kV: none - no lines in the 100-345 kV band (or any band) mapped on the map within 30 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 2.84 km - Fuel Gas Line (gas pipeline) . The Trans-Alaska Pipeline (oil, not gas) is 4.16 km away . Neither exists to serve the campus yet - the application plans newly constructed gas pipelines.Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- County code: 02185“FCC census block API: campus anchor -> North Slope Borough AK 02185; on-site plant (same lease parcel) -> North Slope Borough; no substation within 30 km - nearest grid infrastructure is the Prudhoe Bay field, also North Slope Borough.”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“modular high-performance computing (HPC) units”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Generator maker and model: not stated“Power generation turbines, engines, and associated enclosures”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Company website claims 790 MW built from concept to compute and calls STAK on track to become the largest off-grid power developer in the United States; no project list, customer or evidence is provided on the site“790 MW - Built from concept to compute”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 1,000 MW“The project will include an onsite natural gas generation system that will provide approximately 1 GW of power and will be supplied from one or more newly constructed natural gas pipeline(s).”State agency · March 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 1,000 MW“The project will include an onsite natural gas generation system that will provide approximately 1 GW of power and will be supplied from one or more newly constructed natural gas pipeline(s).”State agency · March 2026 · grade B
- Generation-side plan detail (applicant lease documents, as analysed): the on-site plant's gas would come through one or more dedicated pipelines from fields 25 to 90 miles away; that pipeline infrastructure is NOT part o“That pipeline infrastructure is not part of the current lease application and would require separate authorizations and review.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: announced only (paper) - preliminary state land decision only; no lease, no permits, no gas supply, no tenant, no financing“This Preliminary Decision does not constitute, and is not intended to substitute for, any other state or federal authorization required for the project to proceed”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Paper or real: paper - the only state action is a Preliminary Decision on a land lease; the lease, pipeline ROW, ADEC PSD permit, USACE 404 permit, gas supply, tenant and financing are all absent“STAK is engaged in a broader, multi-agency permitting process coordinated in part through DNR's Office of Project Management and Permitting (OPMP)”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Alaska Chamber files a support letter urging DNR to finalize the lease, calling the project Project Aaka and characterizing it as entirely privately financed (no financing instrument identified anywhere)“The project is entirely privately financed, generates its own power on-site, and consumes that power on-site”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Operator: STAK Energy Corporation (power generation and sales only; will not operate data centers itself, per its chief strategy officer)“Stak would be focused on generating power and selling it to large-scale computing companies known as hyperscalers, and would not operate data centers itself”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Chief strategy officer John Boyle: total project cost more than $10 billion; STAK will generate and sell power to hyperscalers and will not operate data centers itself“The project, which Boyle said would cost more than $10 billion”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Gas consumption stated: 350-500 MMscf/day“full simple-cycle operation could consume roughly 350 to 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- STAK's Cumulative Impact Analysis estimates full simple-cycle operation would burn roughly 350-500 MMscf/day of North Slope gas (128-183 Bcf/yr), per the Northern Center's reading; press summaries note this is more than“full simple-cycle operation could consume roughly 350 to 500 million standard cubic feet of gas per day”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- AKPIRG files a formal comment opposing the lease: Central Arctic Caribou Herd and subsistence impacts, no detailed restoration plan, bond estimate self-provided by the applicant, roughly 50 permanent jobs, no waste-heat“Given that this company has no history of constructing data centers, and has no proven track record on its ability to restore sites”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Reporting flags the gating unknowns: no confirmed customers or investors; natural-gas turbine lead times of up to seven years; North Slope bandwidth and latency for AI workloads (reporter Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Me“I think that's a big overarching question here: Is there trust that this would work, and is there real interest in doing it?”News report · May 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (28)
- Parcel IDs: ADL 422741: Sections 1-4, 9-12, 13-16, T6N R13E and Sections 25-28, 33-36, T7N R13E, Umiat Meridian; state fee title under Patent 50-74-0107 (State Selection GS 1609)“The State of Alaska holds fee title to both the surface and mineral estates for the title report project areas under Patent 50-74-0107”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Incentives: none identified - the state lease runs the other way: base rent at appraised fair market value plus a percentage of annual gross receipts payable to the State“The final lease will incorporate both a base rental rate and an additional rental based on a percentage of annual gross receipts”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): term 50 years“The Division proposes to issue a 50-year negotiated lease under AS 38.05.070(d) to the Applicant”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): renewal Renewal at Division discretion at term end, conditioned on the lessee being in good standing and a determination that renewal is in the best interest of the State“Any renewal will be at the discretion of the Division and conditioned upon the Applicant being in good standing under the lease”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): rent (compensation structure) Base rental rate at appraised fair market value PLUS additional rental based on a percentage of annual gross receipts from the lessee (and sublessees“The final lease will incorporate both a base rental rate and an additional rental based on a percentage of annual gross receipts from the lessee (and sublessees, if any)”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): rent adjustment Lease compensation subject to adjustment at five-year intervals (AS 38.05.105); draft lease section 2 sets adjustment at commencement of the sixth year and every f“the lease compensation is subject to adjustment by the Lessor at the commencement of the sixth year of the term and every fifth year thereafter”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): condition precedent Lessee must negotiate in good faith and establish a final lease compensation agreement prior to commencing construction activities“negotiate in good faith to establish a final lease compensation agreement prior to commencing construction activities”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Entry Authorization (proposed): term 5 years“The term of the EA will be five years and will be issued after the FFD goes into effect”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Entry Authorization (proposed): revocation (termination) Division may revoke upon violation of terms, conditions or stipulations, nonpayment of fees, failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or if the area“The Division may revoke this Entry Authorization upon violation of any of its terms, conditions, or stipulations, nonpayment of fees”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease / Entry Authorization: financial assurance (performance guaranty) Performance guaranty required under AS 38.05.035 and AS 38.05.860; amount based on an independent estimate provided by the Applicant (amo“the Applicant will be required to submit performance guaranties for the lease to incentivize performance of the conditions of the EA and the lease”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Entry Authorization (proposed): survey deadline / guaranty forfeiture Lessee must complete an Alaska State Land Survey and submit it to DMLW Survey Section no later than one year after issuance of survey instructions; fa“Failure to do so will cause the forfeiture of the performance guaranty as outlined in the Penalties stipulation”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): insurance Comprehensive general liability insurance with the State of Alaska named as additional insured, maintained at all times during the term“the Applicant shall provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability insurance policy with the State of Alaska named as an additional insured party”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): survey condition Approved survey required prior to lease issuance under AS 38.04.045, performed by an Alaska-registered land surveyor at applicant cost“the Applicant must complete an approved survey according to the requirements and standards of DNR's Survey Section prior to lease issuance”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): assignment / sublease Lessee may not assign or sublet any interest, including a security interest, without prior written approval of the Lessor (draft lease section 6); subleases“The lessee may not assign or sublet any interest held under this lease, including a security interest, without the prior written approval of the lessor”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): scope (development plan control) No use or development of the leasehold before Lessor approval of a development plan; any proposed revisions must be submitted for approval before“Any proposed revisions to the development plan must be submitted to the lessor for approval before any change in use or development occurs”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): reclamation (end of term) Leasehold must be restored to a good and marketable condition within 120 days after termination of the lease (AS 38.05.090); all structures, equipment an“the leasehold must be restored to a good and marketable condition within 120 days after termination of the lease”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): condemnation (termination) Taking of the entire leasehold terminates the lease immediately and the Lessor takes all condemnation proceeds except the fair market value of lessee im“If all of the leasehold is taken by condemnation, this lease and all rights of the lessee will immediately terminate”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease (proposed, unexecuted): termination / performance obligations - NOT FOUND (finding) FINDING: neither the Preliminary Decision nor the draft lease and EA materials impose a construction deadline, a minimu“The project will be developed in phases over an estimated six-year buildout period”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- letter of non-objection: consent Adjacent oil and gas lessee Great Bear Pantheon provided a Letter of Non-Objection to the proposed lease“The revised application also confirmed that Great Bear Pantheon's Letter of Non-Objection was provided to the Division on December 23, 2025”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Stated capital cost: 500000000 USD“STAK anticipates spending approximately $500 million on site evaluation and preparation, site engineering, gravel road and pad construction and initial camp and support infrastructure”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- Tenants: not stated“support cloud computing, artificial intelligence training, and other associated data operations currently utilized by existing North Slope oil and gas producers”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: none found“the company sponsoring this project has not really been forthcoming about whether they have customers or investors lined up for this product”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Financing: none disclosed - no equity raise, debt, lender, project financing or investor named in any source checked“the company sponsoring this project has not really been forthcoming about whether they have customers or investors lined up for this product”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- no raise, investor or commitment has been announced in any source checked in thi“previously said to be raising from McKinley Alaska Private Investment, amount none found”grade C
- Stated capital cost: 10000000000 USD“The project, which Boyle said would cost more than $10 billion”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- power offtake / PPA / energy services agreement: existence - NOT FOUND (finding) FINDING: no PPA, ESA or tenant lease exists or is disclosed; the applicant states it anticipates hyperscalers providing the commercial foun“while we anticipate hyperscalers providing the commercial foundation for our power plant build, Stak will be able to provide power to any entity interested in purchasing it”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- gas supply agreement: existence - NOT FOUND (finding) FINDING: no gas supply agreement exists in the record and no supplier is named; the applicant has not yet confirmed a source for the natural gas needed“The Applicant does not plan to use renewable energy to power their project, but also has not yet confirmed a source for the natural gas needed”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- community benefits agreement: status Mentioned in STAK's Cumulative Impact Analysis only as a potential plan; no CBA has been entered into; AKPIRG urges a binding CBA covering local hire, decommissioning and dispute reso“The Applicant mentions in the Cumulative Impact Analysis the potential plan to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with affected communities and the North Slope Borough”News report · June 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (19)
- Air permit status: ADEC PSD air permit, Section 401 certification and ADEC stormwater permit are future-required authorizations per the AK DNR Preliminary Decision; no issued PSD permit in the record (no document states“The project will require authorization ... a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality preconstruction permit, Section 401 Certification, and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention permit from ADEC”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- STAK Energy Corporation; 715.4 acres (T6N secs 1-4, 9-12, 13-16 and T7N secs 25-: Preliminary decision (best-interest finding) issued for proposed 50-year state land lease“a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality preconstruction permit, Section 401 Certification, and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention permit from ADEC”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease: competitive interest solicitation closed - no expressions of interest received“solicitation of competitive interest was conducted December 8, 2025, through January 8, 2026... No expressions of interest were received”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- agency review: agency review conducted (DMLW, ADF&G, ADEC, DOT&PF, USACE, North Slope Borough); comments recorded from DOT&PF and ADEC Contaminated Sites Program only“An agency review was conducted on March 12, 2026. The deadline for agency comments was March 26, 2026”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease: Preliminary Decision (preliminary best-interest finding) issued by Acting Director Haley Paine“It is the determination of the Division of Oil and Gas that it may be in the State's best interest to issue a lease pursuant to AS 38.05.070 for 50 years”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- pipeline right-of-way: not filed - expressly excluded from the lease application“The pipeline component of the project was not included in the lease application”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- highway access permit: not obtained - driveway/access permit required before Dalton Highway access-road construction“any new access road connecting to the Dalton Highway must conform to applicable drainage and design standards and will require a driveway or access road permit from DOT”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- entry authorization: proposed only - draft EA attached to the Preliminary Decision“This Entry Authorization is under the MONTH, DAY, YEAR, Final Finding and Decision”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Alaska DNR Division of Oil and Gas - agency review (DMLW, ADF&G, ADEC, DOT&PF, USACE, North Slope Borough): Agency review of ADL 422741 lease application; agency comments due March 26, 2026“An agency review was conducted on March 12, 2026”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Alaska DNR Division of Oil and Gas: Public notice of Preliminary Decision ADL 422741 opens the 30-day written comment period under AS 38.05.945. No public hearing was held; the process was written-comment only. The North“this PD will be advertised for a 30-day public comment period, starting on May 8, 2026”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- state land lease: revised application submitted“On March 12, 2026, the Applicant submitted a revised application amending the original”State agency · March 2026 · grade A
- gravel material sale: planned gravel source identified; material agreements to be in place prior to construction“The site is adjacent to the 65-9-099-2 Mine Site at MP390, providing an optimal source of gravel in close proximity to the project”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- state land lease: complete application filed (50-year lease requested under AS 38.05.070)“The Applicant submitted a complete lease application on November 21, 2025”State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
- state land lease: Final Finding and Decision NOT issued as of this check“Copies of the Preliminary Decision may be obtained from the Division”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- air quality preconstruction permit (PSD): not filed - required before construction“a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air quality preconstruction permit, Section 401 Certification, and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention permit from ADEC”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- wetlands fill authorization (CWA Section 404): not filed - required for gravel pad and access road fill; triggers NEPA review“authorization from USACE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for wetland fill associated with gravel pad and access road construction”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Water use stated: no evaporative cooling demand; potable water hauled from Deadhorse commercial sources; non-potable water from permitted nearby lakes“Water for construction and operations will be hauled to the site from permitted North Slope sources or drawn from a permitted on-site well”Company · March 2026 · grade B
- state land lease: public comment period closed“The written comment window closed 4:30 p.m. July 17th, 2026. DNR now weighs more than 500 comments before a final best-interest decision”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- state land lease: public comment period extended“the agency has since extended the deadline an extra month, to July 17, due to the volume of comments received, public interest and requests for extension”News report · July 2026 · grade C
Legal (3)
- Announced: Nov. 21, 2025“The Applicant submitted a complete lease application on November 21, 2025, requesting a 50-year lease of state lands on the North Slope”State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
- Lawsuits: none found“STAK Energy's North Slope AI campus lease - Pending decision”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Climate Defiance social-media campaign attacks the project and highlights STAK's hiring of former DNR commissioner John Boyle and former DNR special assistant Jim Shine“They've hired Gov. Mike Dunleavy's former natural resources commissioner, John Boyle, and a former special assistant at the natural resources department, Jim Shine”News report · May 2026 · grade C
Site and other (19)
- Developer: STAK Energy Corporation“STAK Energy Corporation (STAK or Applicant) submitted an application on November 21, 2025”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Address: Dalton Highway Milepost 390, approximately 1 mile west of the Dalton Highway and 26 miles south of Deadhorse, North Slope Borough, Alaska“The project site is located approximately one mile west of the Dalton Highway at Milepost 390”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Acres: 715.4 acres“The proposed lease area, approximately 715.4 acres, falls within Unit D-01, Dalton Highway Corridor”State agency · May 2026 · grade A
- Name: STAK Energy Campus“a revised project name from STAK Energy Datacenter Project to STAK Energy Campus”State agency · March 2026 · grade A
- Original target date: late 2028 (initial operations)“STAK anticipates initial operations to begin by late 2028”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- Workforce estimate: up to 1,500 construction workers at peak; approximately 60 permanent operations staff on rotating shifts“During construction, up to 1,500 workers will be on-site, with operational staffing of approximately 60 personnel on rotating shifts”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- STAK Energy files a complete application for a 50-year state land lease (ADL 422741), the project's first public act; Anchorage Daily News coverage follows (via DCD)“The Applicant submitted a complete lease application on November 21, 2025”State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
- Construction stage: not stated“has made a Preliminary Decision to offer a 50-year lease to STAK Energy Corporation”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Land control date: not stated“has made a Preliminary Decision to offer a 50-year lease to STAK Energy Corporation”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Development stage: Announced only - DNR Preliminary Decision issued May 12, 2026; public comment closed Jun 15, 2026; lease not final (a Jul 16, 2026 Chamber letter urged finalization). No ground activity found. Applican“Alaska DNR Online Public Notice for ADL 422741: Preliminary Decision for a proposed 50-year lease to STAK Energy Corporation”State agency · May 2026 · grade B
- Site acres: 715.4 acres“The project site requires construction of a gravel pad, road, and maintenance buffers covering up to 715.4 acres, designed for permafrost stability and minimal disturbance to surrounding tundra hydrology.”State agency · March 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: late 2028 (unchanged; no revised date published)“Initial operations are expected to begin by late 2028”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Delay (months): not stated“Construction of the Stak Energy Campus is scheduled to begin in summer 2026”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Time to service (months): 30+ months“The project will be developed in phases over an estimated six-year buildout period”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Alaska AI HQ docket tracker re-reads the DNR notice: it still carries only the May 12, 2026 Preliminary Decision and its five attachments, with no Final Finding and Decision posted; the lease is pending decision five mon“It still carries the May 12th preliminary decision and its five attachments with an archive date of July 18th, and no final finding and decision is posted”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: 500+ public comments filed on the Preliminary Decision, fewer than a dozen in support; formal opposition from the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, AKPIRG, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (Alaska chapter)“More than 500 public comments were received before a preliminary deadline set by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Fewer than a dozen comments endorsed the project”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Code names: Project Aaka“provide comments in support of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s proposed land lease for STAK Energy's Project Aaka”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Native Movement publishes a Stop the Data Center Domino Effect campaign post against the project (migratory birds, caribou, Arctic warming)“This is what is currently being threatened in the Arctic by STAK Energy Corporation”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Press reports more than 500 public comments on the Preliminary Decision with fewer than a dozen in support; DNR extends the comment deadline by a month for volume and public interest“More than 500 public comments were received before a preliminary deadline set by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources”News report · July 2026 · grade C
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