DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15423-000] On February 11, 2026, as supplemented on June 26, 2026, DeepGreen Cook Inlet SPV, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the DeepGreen Cook Inlet Subsea-Compute & Infrastructure Hub Project (DeepGreen Project or project) to be located in the Upper Cook Inlet, East Foreland Corridor, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) approximately 330-350 marine hydrokinetic turbines utilizing a proprietary universal docking cradle system; (2) 66 modular subsea-compute hives (data center pods) integrated within the turbine array to utilize direct-coupled power and passive subsea cooling; (3) an approximately 3.5-mile long, 115 kV hybrid power/fiber-optic armored subsea cable; (4) a subsea cable landing site within the Nikiski Industrial Corridor, positioned between the Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations and the Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas Plant; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the …