Investigation · ongoing
Project Lightning
Kingfish's investigation into the Applied Digital "Delta Forge 1" data center in central Louisiana — its permits, power demand, and public subsidies.
Key facts
- Facility
- Delta Forge 1 data center
- Operator
- Applied Digital Corporation
- Regulator
- Louisiana DEQ
- Estimated interconnection cost
- $4.2 million
Entities
- Applied Digital Corporation Organization opencorporates.com wikidata.org
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality GovernmentAgency deq.louisiana.gov
- Delta Forge 1 Place
Timeline
- Kingfish files DEQ records request DEQ-2024-042.
- Applied Digital files an air-permit variance application.
- DEQ fulfills the records request.
Evidence — claim to record
| Claim | Source document | Request |
|---|---|---|
| the company sought relief from baseline emissions limits (p.4) | Air permit variance application — Delta Forge 1 · Louisiana DEQ | DEQ-2024-042 |
| the interconnection was estimated at $4.2 million (p.2) | Interconnection cost estimate — Delta Forge 1 · Louisiana DEQ | DEQ-2024-042 |