A large data center campus powered by natural gas has been proposed in Alaska.

As reported by the Anchorage Daily News, Stak Energy has filed to develop a modular data center campus that could have up to 3GW of capacity in Umiat Meridian in Alaska.

According to a filing with the State of Alaska, Stak has secured preliminary approval to lease 715.4 acres of land on Alaska's North Slopes, adjacent to the Dalton Highway and around 26 miles south of Deadhorse.

According to that filing, Stack plans to use the site for the "construction, operation, and
maintenance of a commercial natural gas-powered energy facility, including modular high-performance computing units, on-site natural gas power generation infrastructure, operations, and maintenance buildings, fiber optic communication links, and supporting utilities."

The on-site natural gas generation system will provide approximately 1GW of power capacity, supplied by newly constructed natural gas pipelines, planning for which is currently underway.

The exact number of HPC units has not been disclosed, though the company noted that it will take advantage of the region's ambient temperatures for cooling.

Construction of the Stak Energy Campus is scheduled to begin in summer 2026, which will include initiating major permitting and procurement of pipeline and power generation modules. Initial operations are expected to begin by late 2028, with the project being constructed in phases, beginning with site preparation and gravel road and pad development, followed by installation of a natural gas pipeline, utilities, power generation systems, and HPC modules.

According to the company, it will serve cloud computing, AI training, and "other associated data operations currently utilized by existing North Slope oil and gas producers."

Deadhorse is located near the north coast of Alaska. The US state has very little by way of a data center market, though Prudhoe Bay near Deadhorse has a data center operated by Far North Digital, and a handful of other facilities are in the rest of the state.

Despite this, the state is currently courting data center developers, with the US Department of the Air Force (DAF) putting out a Request for Lease Proposal at three of its sites in Alaska for data center projects. The DAF is offering approximately 4,700 acres of underutilized land across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, and Clear Space Force Station, all located in Alaska.

Stak is an Alaska-based energy infrastructure company, focused on behind-the-meter power generation.