Alaska Approves 50-Year Land Lease for North Slope Data Center
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What happened
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources approved a 50-year land lease on the North Slope for a proposed computing data center called the STAK Energy Campus. The project, estimated to cost $500 million, would include a multi-gigawatt natural gas power plant using locally produced gas. The complex, covering about 715 acres, would be air-cooled and could sell power to customers near Prudhoe Bay. Additional permits are required before construction can begin.
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Why it matters
This project introduces a large-scale commercial computing data center to Alaska, which previously lacked such facilities. The state intends to generate revenue by charging the data center owners a fee based on the electricity they produce and use. The facility is located near the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
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Who's involved
- Alaska Department of Natural ResourcesApproved the 50-year land lease for the proposed computing data center.
- AlaskaThe state where the land lease was approved on the North Slope.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- AlaskaSpeculative
The state might see increased job demand, with construction requiring up to 1,500 workers and operations anticipating 50 to 150 permanent personnel.
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The entities involved
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Alaska Department of Natural Resources
agency of the state of Alaska, United States
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Alaska
state of the United States of America