# Named in Writing, Answered in Writing

> "We're going to file to intervene and oppose it, just so we have a position," AEA's chief said of the proposed Cook Inlet AI data center.

Published 2026-10-22 by Alaska AI. 9 slides.
Canonical: https://alaskaaihq.com/archive/2026-10-22/

## The story

Cook Inlet's AI data center named AEA. AEA says they never spoke.

Two names in the filing. Two letters back.

Priority to study, not permission to build.

A 48-month permit to study 100 MW from 330 to 350 tidal turbines feeding 66 hives of AI compute, on about 1,400 to 1,650 acres. A preliminary permit gives priority to file for a license. It authorizes no construction.

AEA's chief said oppose. Its filing takes no position.

"We're going to file to intervene and oppose it, just so we have a position." Curtis W. Thayer, AEA, to the Peninsula Clarion, September 14th "AEA does not presently take a position supporting or opposing issuance of the requested preliminary permit." It reserves the right to change that position.

The footprint "will be substantially smaller."

The answer gives no new size. These are the four corners in Exhibit 3, about 1,400 to 1,650 acres off the East Foreland, with a 3.5-mile cable to Nikiski.

Two more names. Nothing filed.

The application says it coordinates with CIRI and the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. Through October 22nd, neither has filed.

134 filings. 117 from the public.

Six asked to become parties.

GCI called FERC staff on August 28th. It has not filed.

Should a filing name a partner without the partner's signature?

Comments, motions and competing applications close 5 p.m. Eastern, November 2nd.

## What we verified

- DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC's application to FERC describes a 100.0 MW integrated tidal energy and subsea data center facility in Upper Cook Inlet, in the Nikiski and East Forelands corridor. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The application proposes about 330 to 350 marine hydrokinetic turbines. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The application proposes 66 modular pressure-vessel Hives that hold AI compute racks and are cooled by passive subsea immersion cooling. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The application proposes a cable of about 3.5 miles, rated 115 kV, carrying both power and fiber optics from the hub to shore. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The application targets a cable landing on the Nikiski Industrial Corridor shoreline between the Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations and the Kenai LNG Plant. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Exhibit 3 of the application says the project boundary encloses about 1,400 to 1,650 acres centered on the deep-water Cook Inlet thalweg. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Exhibit 3 gives the project corners as 60°44'45" N 151°31'00" W, 60°45'00" N 151°29'45" W, 60°42'00" N 151°28'15" W and 60°41'45" N 151°29'30" W. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- DeepGreen asked FERC for a 48-month permit term. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- DeepGreen estimates its studies over the 48-month permit term would cost $4,500,000. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Phase I of the application's study schedule is agency and tribal consultation with NMFS and ADF&G, lasting 6 months. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Failing to file the required closeout information carries a $1,000 per day fine and a 5-year ban on applying for a commercial lease or land use permit. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- Ordinance 2026-35 took effect immediately. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- Rainmaker's own report says its drones released 19 flares carrying about 374.3 grams of silver iodide over the Kenai Peninsula on August 23rd. [Rainmaker Technology Corporation, validation report](https://www.rainmaker.com/blog/alaska-validation-report), primary document, 2026-08-24.
- Rainmaker's report estimates seeding produced a mean of 57.62 acre-feet of precipitation, a modeled figure from radar rather than a gauge measurement. [Rainmaker Technology Corporation, validation report](https://www.rainmaker.com/blog/alaska-validation-report), primary document, 2026-08-24.
- A FERC staff memo records an August 28th phone call with GCI Communication Corporation's senior corporate counsel about potential interests in the project, the preliminary permit process, and how GCI can comment. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, staff memorandum (Christopher Brosman)](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260831-3018), primary document, 2026-08-31.
- Rebecca Long of Talkeetna, a personal use salmon fisher in the Susitna watershed, moved to intervene and stated that she is opposed to the project and the permit application. [Rebecca Long, motion to intervene, FERC eLibrary](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261005-5140), primary document, 2026-10-05.
- Phase II of the study schedule is bathymetric and silt-scour modeling, lasting 12 months over months 6 to 18. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- AEA's motion says it reserves the right to supplement, modify or clarify its position as more information becomes available. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene, FERC eLibrary](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- DeepGreen's September 21st answer says the final footprint will be substantially smaller but gives no new size, acreage or boundary for it. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene, FERC eLibrary](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- FERC's eLibrary lists the filings in P-15423 under accession numbers including 20260211-5060 for the application, 20260901-3051 for FERC's notice, 20260914-5240 for ORPC's comment, 20260921-5109 for DeepGreen's answer, 20261008-5007 for AEA's motion, 20261013-5302 for the City of Kenai's motion and 20261022-5150 for the last filing listed through October 22nd. [FERC eLibrary, docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- Phase III, the longest phase in the study schedule, is 24 months of baseline acoustic monitoring of beluga whales over months 12 to 36. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Phase IV of the study schedule is interconnection and CIPLink technical studies, lasting 12 months over months 24 to 36. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- Phase V of the study schedule is preparation of the draft and final license application, lasting 12 months over months 36 to 48. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- DeepGreen's cover letter says the project is designed to interface with the Alaska Energy Authority's Cook Inlet PowerLink, or CIPLink. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- AEA describes CIPLink as its planned 38-mile, 200 MW high-voltage direct-current transmission line under Cook Inlet. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- The application says the hub would serve as a firming load for CIPLink. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The filing summary in DeepGreen's draft notice lists CIPLink and the Alaska Energy Authority as its Strategic Partner. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- DeepGreen's draft notice says the applicant is coordinating with CIRI and the Kenaitze Indian Tribe for environmental and cultural oversight. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- The application's certificate of service lists the Kenaitze Indian Tribe and CIRI among seven recipients served by first-class mail on February 11th. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, application to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260211-5060), primary document, 2026-02-11.
- As listed on the FERC eLibrary docket for P-15423 on October 22nd, neither CIRI nor the Kenaitze Indian Tribe had a filing in the record. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- ORPC told FERC it has no involvement in DeepGreen's project and has had no conversations with DeepGreen about integrating its turbines. [Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), comment to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260914-5240), primary document, 2026-09-14.
- According to ORPC, a DeepGreen filing said the platform is configured to interface with ORPC's turbines. [Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), comment to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260914-5240), primary document, 2026-09-14.
- The Alaska Energy Authority told FERC it has had no communications or relationship with DeepGreen. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA says it does not presently take a position for or against issuing the preliminary permit. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA's motion points out that DeepGreen's proposed notice identifies CIPLink and AEA as a Strategic Partner. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA says it owns the Sterling to Quartz Creek transmission line. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA says it holds capacity rights on the Soldotna to Sterling transmission line. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA says those lines and the Railbelt grid are critical to delivering power from the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- AEA's motion to intervene, signed by general counsel Mark Billingsley, is dated October 7th and was filed October 8th. [Alaska Energy Authority, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261008-5007), primary document, 2026-10-08.
- DeepGreen told FERC it has not executed, or claimed to have executed, a formal binding partnership, co-sponsorship or formal agency agreement with the Alaska Energy Authority. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen says it conducted standard preliminary stakeholder and regulatory inquiries customary for early-stage projects. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen says its references to ORPC were cited strictly as illustrative technical benchmarks. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen confirms ORPC is not a co-applicant, sponsor, financial backer or binding project partner. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen says the final operational array footprint will be substantially smaller than the study corridor in its filings. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen's answer says the study work would be done during the three-year permit period. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- DeepGreen told FERC that a preliminary permit confers zero development authority. [DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC, answer to motions to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5109), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- FERC's notice says the sole purpose of a preliminary permit is to give the holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC's notice says a preliminary permit does not authorize any land-disturbing activities or entry on others' lands or waters without permission. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- The deadline for comments, motions to intervene and competing applications is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 2nd. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC's notice says anyone can submit a brief comment of up to 10,000 characters through eComment without registering first. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC's notice says the project's 100 megawatts would primarily power the subsea data center. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC's notice says spare electricity could go to the Alaska Railbelt grid through an interconnect at a dedicated terrestrial substation. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC's September 1st notice says DeepGreen filed its application February 11th and supplemented it June 26th. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3051), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- FERC sent DeepGreen a deficiency letter on June 18th asking for more information within 45 days. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260618-3021), primary document, 2026-06-18.
- DeepGreen filed its response to the deficiency letter on June 26th. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260626-5195), primary document, 2026-06-26.
- FERC's September 1st letter told DeepGreen its application was accepted for filing as of June 26th. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-3038), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- According to the City of Eastport, FERC's June 18th deficiency letter said the application did not give dimensions or physical composition for the platform, turbines, docking cradle, hives or silt protection. [City of Eastport, Maine, comment to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260709-5253), primary document, 2026-07-09.
- Eastport, Maine told FERC that DeepGreen is pursuing a very similar project there under docket P-15424, DeepGreen Western Passage SPV. [City of Eastport, Maine, comment to FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260709-5253), primary document, 2026-07-09.
- FERC's notice for the Eastport twin project, P-15424, describes up to 16 marine hydrokinetic turbine-generator units rated at 300 kilowatts each. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, notice in the Federal Register (91 FR 54868)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/08/25/2026-17254.txt), primary document, 2026-08-25.
- The Eastport City Council says the Commission's notice for the Maine project describes 34 subsea compute pods and about 1.5 miles of subsea power and fiber cable. [City of Eastport, Maine, City Council letter to FERC](https://www.eastport-me.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1268), primary document, 2026-09-22.
- The Eastport City Council says it unanimously enacted ordinance provisions on September 9th prohibiting large-scale data centers, including underwater data centers, in the areas those provisions cover. [City of Eastport, Maine, City Council letter to FERC](https://www.eastport-me.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1268), primary document, 2026-09-22.
- The Eastport City Council asked FERC to deny DeepGreen's preliminary permit application for the Maine project. [City of Eastport, Maine, City Council letter to FERC](https://www.eastport-me.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1268), primary document, 2026-09-22.
- The Center for Biological Diversity told FERC there are fewer than 400 Cook Inlet beluga whales. [Center for Biological Diversity, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-5211), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- The Cook Inlet beluga population was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2008. [NOAA Fisheries](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale), primary document, 2026-10-23.
- NOAA Fisheries gives 331 whales as its best current abundance estimate for Cook Inlet belugas. [NOAA Fisheries](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale), primary document, 2026-10-23.
- The Center for Biological Diversity says the underwater data center is proposed within the critical habitat of the Cook Inlet beluga whale. [Center for Biological Diversity, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-5211), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- The Center for Biological Diversity says NMFS considers Cook Inlet belugas one of nine marine species most at risk of extinction in the near future. [Center for Biological Diversity, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-5211), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- The Center for Biological Diversity told FERC it opposes the proposed preliminary permit. [Center for Biological Diversity, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260901-5211), primary document, 2026-09-01.
- The Kenai Peninsula Borough's motion describes the project as a proposed underwater AI data center. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260914-5074), primary document, 2026-09-14.
- The Kenai Peninsula Borough told FERC it does not take a position on the project at this stage. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260914-5074), primary document, 2026-09-14.
- The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance says Upper Cook Inlet supports over 1,300 active limited entry commercial fishing permits. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance says the Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishery has historical annual revenues of about $9.5 million to $10 million. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance alleged that DeepGreen's application misrepresented its relationship with the Alaska Energy Authority. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance argues the project's 100 MW thermal load would equal about 341.2 million BTUs per hour of heat into Cook Inlet. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance says it was incorporated under Alaska law on September 10th, four days before it filed to intervene. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The alliance says its president filed under an emergency bylaw that allows FERC interventions without prior board approval. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance asserts that DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV was incorporated in Delaware in January 2026, one month before it applied to FERC. [Alaska Commercial Fisheries Conservation Alliance, motion to intervene and protest at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260915-5024), primary document, 2026-09-15.
- The fishing alliance filed a motion for leave to answer DeepGreen's September 21st answer on the same day. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260921-5187), primary document, 2026-09-21.
- The City of Kenai filed a motion to intervene in the DeepGreen proceeding on October 13th. [City of Kenai, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261013-5302), primary document, 2026-10-13.
- The City of Kenai acknowledges the project facilities in FERC's notice are not within the city's municipal boundaries. [City of Kenai, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261013-5302), primary document, 2026-10-13.
- The City of Kenai wrote that state analyses have identified declining available Cook Inlet gas supplies and a need for alternative energy sources for the Railbelt. [City of Kenai, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261013-5302), primary document, 2026-10-13.
- The City of Kenai wrote that the project could generate about 100 megawatts, with a portion potentially available to the Railbelt grid. [City of Kenai, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261013-5302), primary document, 2026-10-13.
- The City of Kenai told FERC that the project's potential effects on salmon migration and productivity are a legitimate municipal concern. [City of Kenai, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261013-5302), primary document, 2026-10-13.
- Talkeetna resident Rebecca Long moved to intervene on October 5th and said she opposes the project. [Rebecca Long, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261005-5140), primary document, 2026-10-05.
- Rebecca Long's motion says the project's heat dissipation is projected at 876 gigawatt hours per year. [Rebecca Long, motion to intervene at FERC](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20261005-5140), primary document, 2026-10-05.
- As listed on the FERC eLibrary docket at retrieval on October 22nd, P-15423 held 134 filings dated through October 22nd. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- As listed on the docket at retrieval on October 22nd, 117 of those filings were individual public comments. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- Of the 117 public comments, 59 were filed on or before September 25th and 58 after it. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- Eighteen public comments were entered on October 13th, the most on any day since September 8th, and all 18 had been submitted over October 10th to 12th. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- Twenty-five public comments were entered on September 8th, the busiest day on the docket. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- Forty-two public comments were entered on the docket from October 13th through October 22nd. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- As listed on the docket at retrieval on October 22nd, six parties had moved to intervene through seven motions. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search?docketNumber=P-15423), primary document, 2026-10-22.
- FERC staff placed a memo on the docket recording an August 28th phone call with GCI Communication Corporation about the project. [FERC eLibrary docket P-15423](https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20260831-3018), primary document, 2026-08-31.
- In an Anchorage Daily News letter published October 19th, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse of Fairbanks argued the data center should be built on land and its waste heat used for homes or hydroponic produce. [Anchorage Daily News, letter to the editor](https://www.adn.com/opinions/letters/2026/10/18/letter-dry-off-the-data-center-and-keep-it-on-land/), primary document, 2026-10-19.
- A change.org petition against the project, titled Stop the Underwater AI Data Center in Cook Inlet Beluga Habitat, was created on October 19th and showed 335 signatures when checked on October 23rd. [change.org petition](https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-underwater-ai-data-center-in-cook-inlet-beluga-habitat), primary document, 2026-10-19.
- The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly enacted Ordinance 2026-35, as amended, on October 20th. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- The assembly vote on Ordinance 2026-35 was 7 yes, 0 no, with 2 members absent. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- Ordinance 2026-35 adds a new borough code section, KPB 17.10.165, on weather modification and geoengineering on borough lands, introduced by the mayor and assembly member Lenora Niesen. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- The ordinance requires an application for a borough commercial lease or land use permit for weather modification to state the intended outcome and list the chemicals, flares, flight frequency and release coordinates. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- The ordinance prohibits geoengineering and weather modification on borough lands open for casual use. [Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ordinance 2026-35 (signed)](https://kpb.legistar1.com/kpb/attachments/f3995a1f-f464-4144-9b01-ec8e1b41d951.pdf), primary document, 2026-10-20.
- Mayor Peter Micciche told KDLL the borough's ability to limit weather modification and geoengineering is limited to borough lands for now. [KDLL (Ashlyn O'Hara)](https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2026-10-21/assembly-enacts-weather-modification-permit-process), report, 2026-10-21.
- KDLL reported that Alaska's Department of Natural Resources said cloud seeding is not addressed in state law and that it did not give Rainmaker permission. [KDLL (Ashlyn O'Hara)](https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2026-10-21/assembly-enacts-weather-modification-permit-process), report, 2026-10-21.
- Alaska Energy Authority chief executive Curtis W. Thayer told the Peninsula Clarion on September 14th that the authority would file to intervene and oppose the application. [Peninsula Clarion (Jeffrey Kennett)](https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/09/14/federal-review-advances-for-subsea-data-center-off-nikiski/), report, 2026-09-14.
- Thayer also told the Clarion on September 14th that the authority had had no communication with DeepGreen. [Peninsula Clarion (Jeffrey Kennett)](https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/09/14/federal-review-advances-for-subsea-data-center-off-nikiski/), report, 2026-09-14.
- Louis Wolfson told the Alaska Journal of Commerce in an email that a preliminary permit doesn't give DeepGreen permission to build anything. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- Wolfson told the Alaska Journal of Commerce that a design putting the fishery or marine mammals at risk will never get licensed to operate. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche cited Cook Inlet's screaming eight-knot currents in doubting the project is viable. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- Cooper Freeman of the Center for Biological Diversity told the Alaska Journal of Commerce the project just doesn't belong in the inlet. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- As of early October, DeepGreen did not have a website or project page, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- ACFCA president Russell Clark told the Alaska Journal of Commerce he first heard about the project through Facebook. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- Micciche told the Alaska Journal of Commerce that borough leadership had heard from DeepGreen and scheduled plans to meet. [Alaska Journal of Commerce, published by Anchorage Daily News (Bella Biondini)](https://www.adn.com/alaska-journal/news/2026/10/04/alaska-fishing-and-wildlife-groups-raise-alarm-over-proposal-for-underwater-cook-inlet-data-center/), report, 2026-10-04.
- KUAC reported that Alaska has seen proposals for as many as 15 data centers. [KUAC, via Alaska Public Media (Shelby Herbert)](https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2026-10-15/in-fairbanks-interior-secretary-burgum-touts-deregulation-and-data-centers), report, 2026-10-15.

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