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Underwater AI data center plan faces scrutiny in Alaska
(The Center Square) - A Delaware-registered corporation has applied for a federal permit to study the development of an underwater AI data center campus in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, triggering pushback from blindsided state officials.DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV LLC filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a preliminary permit to study a data center campus located 45 feet to 166 feet below the surface that would be naturally cooled by ocean water and powered by 350 turbines driven by the tides.In the application with federal regulators, DeepGreen stated the project is designed to tie in with the Alaska Energy Authority’s ongoing $400 million Cook Inlet PowerLink project, a 38-mile submarine transmission line planned between Nikiski and Beluga. If built, the company claims the subsea campus would serve as a primary renewable energy source and stabilizing force on the region’s electrical grid.Curtis Thayer, Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Energy Authority, which is overseeing the Cook Inlet PowerLink project, told the Anchorage Daily News his organization had never been contacted by DeepGreen and he added the company’s regulatory filing had the facts "dead
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