Delta Forge 1
Data center project in Alexandria, Louisiana
Delta Forge 1 is a data center project in Alexandria, Louisiana, under construction, developed by Applied Digital, with a stated size of 430 MW. Last reported August 4, 2026, from 7 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Applied Digital
- Location
- Alexandria, Louisiana
- Stated size
- 430 MW
- Stated investment
- $3.6B
- Last reported
- August 4, 2026
- Sources
- 7 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 4 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Air Permits for GeneratorsAir permit · Filedkalb.com ↗
- Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)Environmental review · Filedkalb.com ↗
- Development term sheetPublic record · England Authority · Approvedrapidesparishjournal.com ↗
- Cooperative Endeavor AgreementPublic record · England Authority · Under reviewrapidesparishjournal.com ↗
- IncentiveIncentive · Act 730 · Approvedsuedatacenters.org ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Applied Digital’s under-construction 430MW Delta Forge 1 data center, which broke ground in January 2026”
Reported
“Applied broke ground at the Delta Forge 1 data center in January of this year”
Status
“Will help supply Applied's under-construction 430MW data center”
Status
“Initial operations at Delta Forge 1 are anticipated to commence in mid-2027.”
Reported
“Known as Delta Forge 1, the facility is purpose-built for large-scale AI training and inference workloads”
Status
“Site development on the data center campus began in January and initial operations are expected to begin in mid-2027.”
Size
“Delta Forge 1 will initially include two facilities totaling 300 MW of IT load across approximately 300 acres”
Investment
“will power a new $3.6 billion, state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) factory campus being developed by Applied Digital”
Acreage
672.52 acres allotted; 300 acres announced for construction
Buildings
2 buildings
Phases
4 phases
Building footprint
20 acres per building
Critical IT load
around 300 megawatts
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
1,200 to 4,800 gallons per day, limit 50 gallons per minute
Initial cooling fill
866,000 gallons per building, over 1.7 million gallons total
Completion
early 2027
Jobs
200 permanent; 1,000 construction
Reports behind this page
- Report from idcnova.com · idcnova.com, July 22, 2026
- Report from datacenterdynamics.com · datacenterdynamics.com, July 21, 2026
- Applied Digital secures customer for new 210MW data center campus - Applied Digital secures customer for new 210MW data center campus · datacenterdynamics.com, June 8, 2026
- Report from dailyenergyinsider.com · dailyenergyinsider.com, May 27, 2026
- Babcock & Wilcox Signs $2.4 Billion Deal to Support Applied Digit... · industrialinfo.com, March 16, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply2 named
- Tenant1 named
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners4 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom4 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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