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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 AI Factory Campus
Under construction · Ellendale, North Dakota, United States
Same locality: EllendaleShared participant: Applied Digital
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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Ellendale, North Dakota, United StatesPartially operational
Capacity
400 MW
Contracted
Lead participant
Applied Digital
Developer
Last updated
Aug 27, 2026
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About Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Applied Digital has placed the first 50 MW phase of Polaris Forge 1 into service at Ellendale, North Dakota. The delivered phase is part of a fully leased 400 MW critical-IT deployment for CoreWeave, with additional campus construction continuing. Liquid-cooling and near-zero-water design for AI and high-performance computing workloads.
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Capacity
ContractedOperating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Contracted Supply400 MWActual · Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
It Load400 MWActual · Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Development
1 phases · 2 milestonesOperating campus and expansionPartially Operational
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1: Operating with expansion underway.
Oct 27, 2025
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1: First 50 MW ready for service; remaining 400 MW deployment continuing.
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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 — Operating with expansion underway
In ProgressInfrastructure
Electric GridPartially Operational
400 MW
400 MW contracted critical IT capacity
Site FacilityPartially Operational
Liquid-cooling and near-zero-water design for AI and high-performance computing workloads.
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Location ContextPolaris Forge 1 campus | Ellendale | North Dakota | United StatesActual
Polaris Forge 1 campus | Ellendale | North Dakota | United States
Lifecycle StatusPartially operationalActual
Partially operational
Reported Capacity400 MWActual
400 MW
Capacity BasisFully leased critical IT deployment; 50 MW delivered at cited milestoneActual
Fully leased critical IT deployment; 50 MW delivered at cited milestone
Project IdentityApplied Digital Polaris Forge 1Actual
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Lifecycle StatusOperating with expansion underwayActual
Operating with expansion underway
LocationEllendale, ND, USActual
Ellendale, ND, US
Participant RolesApplied Digital, CoreWeaveActual
Applied Digital, CoreWeave
Capacity400 MWActual
400 MW
Capacity Basis400 MW contracted critical IT capacityActual
400 MW contracted critical IT capacity
Development Scale50 MW ready for service; first building designed for 100 MWActual
50 MW ready for service; first building designed for 100 MW
InfrastructureLiquid cooling and near zero water design for AI and high performance computing workloads.Actual
Liquid cooling and near zero water design for AI and high performance computing workloads.