Applied Digital AI data center campus in Ellendale
Data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota
Applied Digital AI data center campus in Ellendale is a data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota, under construction, developed by Applied Digital, with a stated size of 100 MW. Last reported June 3, 2026, from 2 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Applied Digital
- Location
- Ellendale, North Dakota
- Stated size
- 100 MW
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 2 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 2 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Every record shows two dates: the one the source gives, and the day Spezia last checked it. How the dates work
Permits and filings
- Rezoning of Section 24 from agricultural to industrialZoning · Oliver County Commission · centralnordak.com ↗
- County Commission approval of site planSite plan · Oliver County Commission · Status not stated · centralnordak.com ↗
- Final building permit approvalBuilding permit · Oliver County Commission · Status not stated · centralnordak.com ↗
- Sound study for noise-producing equipmentEnvironmental review · Oliver County Commission · Status not stated · centralnordak.com ↗
- Agreement with county highway department on access roads and turning lanesTraffic study · Oliver County Commission · Status not stated · centralnordak.com ↗
- Agreement on offsite water for cooling system and no aquifer injectionWater · Oliver County Commission · Status not stated · centralnordak.com ↗
- Applied Digital Man Camp - Ellendale, ND (Public Convenience & Necessity, Electric)Utility filing · North Dakota State Public Service Commission · PU-26-173 · apps.psc.nd.gov ↗
- Petition to annex property into EllendalePublic record · City of Ellendale · Filed · wp.m.bing.com ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Applied Digital’s Ellendale site is undergoing an expansion into an AI data center, called Polaris Forge I.”
Main building square footage
Approximately 907,000 square feet (about 20 acres)
Rezoned parcel
All of Section 24, Township 142 North, Range 85 West
Stormwater ponds
Ponds for retention and detention of roof run-off
Construction duration
18 to 24 months overall
First building completion
12 to 14 months
Full-time jobs
200 full-time jobs, around 80 percent trade jobs
Shifts
Three shifts of roughly 60 to 65 employees per shift, 24/7
Cooling water source
Initial water brought from offsite
Fire prevention
Advanced Vesta Systems
Existing Ellendale facility
180 megawatt cryptocurrency optimized data center
Reports behind this page
- Data center developer looks west, backs power upgrades near Fargo - NewsBreak - 2K · local.newsbreak.com ·
What the full file adds
- General contractor2 named
- 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 supplyOpen: not named yet
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners2 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
- 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
A free account opens every project file 3 days a month. Ultra opens it every day, $299 a month.
What Ultra opens on every project
- Find the jobs worth a call. Build-out overview, Projects list and filters, Your territory, Data center map, Demand by quarter, Geography, Trends.
- Know who to call, and when. Project file, Buying stage and contacts, Company dossiers and directory, Ecosystem.
- Prove a project is real and moving. Readiness signs, Project file filings, FAA crane filings, EPA air and stormwater permits, Site videos, Satellite readings, Laws and local rules.
- Power and the grid. On-site power plants, Planned power plants, Grid connection queues, Power gap by state.
- Found money, and who pays. Found money, Who funds the build-out.
- Get the data into your tools. Excel and CSV downloads, REST API, Data center tools in your AI agent.
- Stay on top of it. What changed, Build-out news, Project Watch and the weekly roundup, Same-day watch alerts.
Other data centers in Ellendale and North Dakota
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 - Ellendale AI FactoryUnder constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital400 MW
- Polaris Forge 1Under constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital400 MW
- Polaris Forge 1 expansionUnder constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital300 MW
- Polaris Forge 1-2Under constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital150 MW
- Polaris Forge 1-3Under constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital150 MW
- Polaris Forge IUnder constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied DigitalSize not stated
Get every active project in North Dakota.
Tell us what you sell. You get the approved and under-construction projects in North Dakota and the states you add, with their stage and size, and a short walkthrough of the full files if it fits. No card.