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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1

Applied Digital · Ellendale. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

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Part of the tracked campus Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale).

The story of Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1inherited from campus Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)
Cooling
Proprietary waterless / closed-loop cooling

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In clusterNorth Dakota(26)

The deal

Inherited from campus Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale).

utility
Otter Tail Power (MISO)
developer
Applied Digital · NASDAQ: APLD
operator
Applied Digital
offtaker
CoreWeave · 15-year take-or-pay leases, 400 MW

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale).

Cooling
Proprietary waterless / closed-loop cooling source

Power

Inherited from campus Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale). Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
grid
Grid operator
MISO
Interconnection
Water
Applied Digital proprietary closed-loop / waterless cooling design.

Jamestown-to-Ellendale 345 kV line (MISO Tranche 1), grid interconnect, Under construction. 345 kV transmission upgrade supporting ND data-center load; not a generation project

Facility record

operating

Status

crypto hpc

Type

Applied Digital

Operator

Ellendale

Location

400 MW

Critical IT

2,250,000 sqft

Building

2025

Operational

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Evidence

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  • buildingSqft: 2250000 (reported) · source
  • cooling type: waterless liquid cooling (near-zero water consumption) (reported) · source
  • critical it mw: 400 (reported) · source
  • record: Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (reported) · source

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Added to the DEPLOY registry as a sourced facility record
  2. Sep 2026
    Current: operating

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Common questions

What is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1?
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Ellendale. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1?
Applied Digital operates Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 operating?
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 is recorded as operating on the DEPLOY registry, with 400 MW of critical IT capacity. Each figure traces to a source.
How verified is the data on Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1?
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DEPLOY. (2026). Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1: data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/applied-digital-polaris-forge-1-ellendale

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