Stak Energy North Slope data center campus
Also called: STAK Energy Campus, ADL 422741
A company called Stak Energy wants to build a huge computer campus on about 715 acres of state land on the North Slope, south of Deadhorse. It would make its own power from natural gas, up to 3 gigawatts, which is more than urban Alaska uses. The state has said yes in a first decision, but no final lease, gas deal or building permits exist yet.
Where things stand: The state made a first (preliminary) decision in May 2026 to lease the land for 50 years. The final decision and other permits are still pending.
🕒 Latest update (July 17, 2026): Public comment period closed. Only people who commented can appeal the final decision.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 1 mile west of the Dalton Highway near Milepost 390, about 26 miles south of Deadhorse (Umiat Meridian T6N-T7N, R13E), North Slope Borough, North Slope Borough
- 🏢 CompanySTAK Energy Corporation
- 🌳 Size715.4 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs3,000 megawatts (about as much as 2,400,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromIts own new gas power plant on site, 1 to 3 gigawatts, fed by new gas pipelines (25 to 90 miles long) that are not planned in detail yet. Not tied to any city's power grid.
- 🗼 New power linesNo
- ❄️ CoolingAir cooling with cold outside air (dry cooling); company says it would use 90% less water than usual
- 💵 Cost$500 million
- 👷 Jobs promised60
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has the state issued its final decision on the 50-year lease? 🙋 I'll find out
- Where will the gas come from, and where would the new pipelines run? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is paying for the project, and who would use the computers? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it use, and how much air pollution would the gas plant make? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has Stak applied for the federal wetland (Clean Water Act) permit for the gravel pad? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 8, 2026: We checked the state public notice site: no final lease decision found yet.
What happened so far
- Nov 21, 2025Stak Energy applied to the state for a 50-year lease of state land on the North Slope.
- May 12, 2026The state Division of Oil and Gas issued a preliminary decision that leasing the land is in the state's best interest. No competing bids came in.
- June 17, 2026The state extended the public comment period to July 17, 2026, because of strong public interest.
- July 17, 2026Public comment period closed. Only people who commented can appeal the final decision.
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Where this comes from
- Public Notice of Preliminary Decision: ADL 422741, Land Lease Application, STAK Energy Corporation · Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas · June 17, 2026
- A huge data center could rise on Alaska's North Slope · Alaska Beacon / Northern Journal · May 14, 2026
- A huge data center could rise on Alaska's North Slope · Arctic Today · May 19, 2026
- Stak Energy campus: what the state's lease documents reveal · Northern Alaska Environmental Center · May 28, 2026
- BLM PLSS township lookup (Umiat Meridian T6N-T7N R13E) · Bureau of Land Management · Oct 8, 2026
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