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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 AI Factory Campus

Ellendale, North Dakota, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Planned critical IT
200 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Applied Digital’s October 7, 2026 release identifies Polaris Forge 2 at Harwood and expects initial operations by the end of 2026; its quarterly filing forecasts full ready-for-service in early 2027. These remain forecasts and do not resolve the differing capacity bases in its filings or establish an operating MW figure. Applied Digital is constructing Polaris Forge 2 in North Dakota as a two-building hyperscaler AI campus. Company reporting identifies 200 MW for the campus. Applied Digital is associated with the development in Harwood, ND, US. The disclosed development scope includes 200 MW planned campus; two buildings under construction. Power and physical infrastructure include purpose-built liquid-cooled AI Factory campus. Applied Digital reports a 200 MW hyperscaler campus under construction. A $2.15 billion senior secured note financing supports development and construction of the 200 MW contracted campus.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Design

200 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Design

200 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Construction programUnder construction

Project-wide phase for Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 AI Factory Campus; capacity class is it load.

Milestones (2)
Polaris Forge 2 development disclosed

Apr 8, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Two buildings under construction

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Applied Digital

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Financing records

Debt financing

$2.15bn

Mar 2, 2026

Development and construction of 200 MW of contracted critical IT load.

Parties & sources

Applied Digital (Sponsor)

Sources (2)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Polaris Forge 2 campus | Ellendale area | North Dakota

Source

Location context

Actual

Polaris Forge 2 campus | Ellendale area | North Dakota

Source

Development scale

Actual

200 MW planned campus

Source

Development milestone

Actual

Two buildings under construction.

Source

Site configuration

Actual

Polaris Forge 2 campus | Ellendale area | North Dakota

Source

Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

The 200 MW value is under construction design capacity, not operating load.

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

Applied Digital reports a 200 MW hyperscaler campus under construction.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

Applied Digital reports a 200 MW hyperscaler campus under construction.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

200 MW

Applied Digital reports a 200 MW hyperscaler campus under construction.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Purpose-built liquid-cooled AI Factory campus.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (1)
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1

Partially operational · Ellendale, North Dakota, United States

Same locality: Ellendale · Shared participant: Applied Digital

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