Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 is a data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota, operating, developed by Applied Digital, with a stated size of 400 MW. Last reported October 9, 2026, from 4 sources.
- Status
- Operational
- Developer
- Applied Digital
- Location
- Ellendale, North Dakota
- Stated size
- 400 MW
- Stated investment
- $5.3B
- Last reported
- October 9, 2026
- Sources
- 4 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 2 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
No FAA crane filing, EPA permit or public filing is matched to this project yet. Records are matched only when they name the project, its owner or its builder, so this page shows nothing rather than a neighbor's crane. They are checked again every week.
What the sources say
Status
“Campus has live, operational capacity and is no longer solely under construction”
Size
“Reported capacity Operational: 100 MW; Planned: 400 MW”
Reported
“Applied Digital is building a 400 MW data center in Dickey County, North Dakota (under construction).”
Size
“Reported capacity - 400 MW”
Reported
“Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 is a data center under construction in Ellendale, North Dakota (Dickey County), operated by Applied Digital Corporation.”
Status
“Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 is a data center under construction in Ellendale, North Dakota”
Size
“Power capacity 100 MW operating; 400 MW planned”
Investment
“a reported $5.3 billion investment”
Reports behind this page
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 — licensed source row | DataCenterData · datacenterdata.com, October 9, 2026
- Applied Digital: Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 data center build in North Dakota, 400 MW | Kapwork · kapwork.com, September 23, 2026
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 Data Center, Ellendale, ND · suedatacenters.org, July 25, 2026
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1: 400 MW, Dickey County · servercountry.org, January 22, 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 supply1 named
- Tenant1 named
- 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
- Who pays whom1 deal 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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