# Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)

AI data center campus tracked on DEPLOY: announced-vs-energized capacity, each figure dated and sourced.

- **Canonical ID:** baa8d3fd-aa92-4697-8df3-166687b95c75
- **Type:** AI data center campus
- **Location:** Ellendale, North Dakota, United States
- **Lifecycle state:** partially_energized
- **Announced capacity (GW):** 1
- **Energized capacity (GW):** 0.1
- **Announced-to-energized gap (GW):** 0.9

## Capacity ledger (append-only, dated, sourced)

- announced: 1 GW · claimed · as of 2025-08-30 · https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/128/applied-digital-finalizes-additional-150mw-lease-with
- contracted: 0.4 GW · verified · as of 2026-05-31 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001144879/000114487926000048/apld-20260531.htm
- energized: 0.175 GW · claimed · as of 2026-07-01 · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/01/3320913/0/en/Applied-Digital-Delivers-Second-Building-at-Polaris-Forge-1.html
- energized: 0.1 GW · verified · as of 2025-11-24 · https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/137/applied-digital-completes-phase-ii-ready-for-service-at

## Parties

- Applied Digital (developer): https://registry.deploy.report/companies/applied-digital
- Applied Digital (operator): https://registry.deploy.report/companies/applied-digital
- CoreWeave (offtaker): https://registry.deploy.report/companies/coreweave

## Common questions


**What is Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?**

Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) is an AI data center campus tracked on the DEPLOY registry, located in Ellendale. DEPLOY records its capacity as a dated, sourced ledger: announced gigawatts versus actually energized gigawatts, never a press-release total.

**How much power will Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) use?**

Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) has 1 GW of announced capacity on the DEPLOY registry, of which 0.10 GW is recorded as energized, an announced-to-energized gap of 0.90 GW. Each figure is individually dated and sourced.

**Is Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) operating yet?**

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) is partially energized. DEPLOY tracks the lifecycle from announced through energized, so the current state reflects sourced evidence, not the original announcement.

**How verified is the data on Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?**

A human editor has reviewed this record for the indexed registry. Every capacity figure is an append-only, dated claim resolved to the highest-evidence tier; superseded claims are kept but excluded from the current view.

## Sources

- Applied Digital Corp. Form 10-K (FY ended May 31, 2026): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001144879/000114487926000048/apld-20260531.htm
- Applied Digital Finalizes Additional 150MW Lease with CoreWeave in North Dakota: https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/128/applied-digital-finalizes-additional-150mw-lease-with
- Applied Digital Delivers Second Building at Polaris Forge 1: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/01/3320913/0/en/Applied-Digital-Delivers-Second-Building-at-Polaris-Forge-1.html

Canonical: https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/applied-digital-ellendale-north-dakota
JSON: https://registry.deploy.report/v1/datacenters/applied-digital-ellendale-north-dakota