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Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1)

North Slope Borough County, Alaska

ProposedNo reception on recordRecord updated October 18, 2026

Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) is a proposed crypto mining site in Alaska (North Slope Borough County), operated by STaX Capital Partners, LLC. The public record puts it at announced May 16, 2025, 50 MW planned, 30 acres.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: STaX Capital Partners, LLC
Facility type: Crypto mining
Location: North Slope Borough County, AK
Coordinates: 69.6740, -148.7210 (approximate)
Power capacity: 50 MW planned
Land: 30 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: May 16, 2025
Utility: Not established from a public source
Power source: On site gas
On site generation: 50 MW
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: No reception on record
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

May 13, 2025
Proposed
Alaska DNR Division of Oil and Gas received a temporary land use permit application (LAS 35555) for up to 30 acres of pad space at the Franklin Bluffs pad; proposed term July 2025 to July 2029 Source: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 18, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) in North Slope Borough County, Alaska appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

Mobile gas turbine generator sets burning 'stranded' North Slope natural gas; as of June 2025 no gas supply contract had been signed. The company said it hoped to scale to about 1 GW if the pilot succeeds.

Notes on the record

Phase 1 is a temporary proof-of-concept: 10 MW mobile gas turbine generator sets powering 50 MW of modular Bitcoin mining pods at the Franklin Bluffs pad, about 35 miles south of Deadhorse on the Dalton Highway. The CEO said cost would exceed $10 million, and McKinley Alaska Private Investment committed the pilot funding. The coordinates are approximate, taken from a nearby GTN-P permafrost borehole, not the pad itself. No DNR permit decision was found.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
How the community has received it
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
How the community has received it: Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Stak Energy North Slope Data Center · Stak Energy13 mi · Proposed · 3 GW · Mixed reception

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) data center in North Slope Borough County, Alaska?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) data center?

No lawsuit over Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) appears in the record we track as of October 18, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1), and how big is it?

STaX Capital Partners, LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 50 MW. The site is recorded at 30 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project (Phase 1)," updated October 18, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/stax-capital-franklin-bluffs-ak.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/stax-capital-franklin-bluffs-ak, retrieved October 19, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Alaska DNR public notice: STaX Capital Partners LLC, Franklin Bluffs Pad Power Generation and Bitcoin Mining Project, Application for Temporary Land Use Permit (LAS 35555) · Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas · retrieved October 18, 2026
2.New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state's largest coal plant produces · Alaska Public Media / Northern Journal · retrieved October 18, 2026
3.New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state's largest coal plant produces · Juneau Empire · retrieved October 18, 2026
4.GTN-P borehole 'Franklin Bluffs (dry)_b' coordinates (approximate location reference for the Franklin Bluffs area) · Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost · retrieved October 18, 2026

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