Polaris Forge 1
Data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota
Polaris Forge 1 is a data center project in Ellendale, North Dakota, under construction, developed by Applied Digital, with a stated size of 400 MW. Last reported October 21, 2026, from 13 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Applied Digital
- Location
- Ellendale, North Dakota
- Stated size
- 400 MW
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 13 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 6 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
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Permits and filings
- Polaris Forge 1 site plan and permitsSite plan · Dickey County, ND Commission · Approved · realclear.ai ↗
- ELN Generation Plant air permit to construct ACP-18296 v1.0Air permit · ND DEQ · ACP-18296 v1.0 · Under review · datacentercensus.com ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · North Dakota Public Service Commission · datacentercensus.com ↗
- Annexation of data center into city of EllendaleZoning · City of Ellendale · globaldatacenters.net ↗
- JETx transmission line route permitEnvironmental review · State regulators · globaldatacenters.net ↗
- JETx route permit standing challengePublic record · North Dakota Supreme Court · Denied · globaldatacenters.net ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“Applied’s Polaris Forge 1 and 2 hyperscale campuses are located in Ellendale and Harwood, North Dakota”
Reported
“Applied’s Polaris Forge 1 and 2 hyperscale campuses are located in Ellendale and Harwood, North Dakota.”
Reported
“two AI Factory campuses in North Dakota: Polaris Forge 1 in Ellendale and Polaris Forge 2 near Harwood”
Reported
“Polaris Forge 1 in Ellendale”
Contracted IT load
400 MW
Building 1 capacity
100 MW
Campus potential
1 GW
Buildings
3 (100 MW, 150 MW, 150 MW)
Acreage
320 acres
Address
9685 87th Ave SE, Ellendale, ND 58436
Cooling
closed-loop recirculating water
Building 2 operational
mid-2026
Completion
mid-to-late 2027
Jobs
350 permanent; 450 construction
Reports behind this page
- Cleco to Build 756MW Gas Plant for Applied Digital’s Louisiana Data Center · idcnova.com ·
- Cleco to construct 756MW natural gas plant to serve Applied Digital's data center in Rapides Parish, Louisiana - report - Cleco to construct 756MW natural gas plant to serve Applied Digital's data center in Rapides Parish, Louisiana - report · datacenterdynamics.com ·
- Applied Digital secures customer for new 210MW data center campus - Applied Digital secures customer for new 210MW data center campus · datacenterdynamics.com ·
- Report from digitalisationworld.com · digitalisationworld.com ·
- Report from datacenter.news · datacenter.news ·
What the full file adds
- General contractor1 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 supply2 named
- Tenant1 named
- Investors and lenders1 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners6 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 whom3 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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Other data centers in Ellendale and North Dakota
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 - Ellendale AI FactoryUnder 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
- Applied Digital AI data center campus in EllendaleUnder constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied Digital100 MW
- Polaris Forge IUnder constructionSame town · EllendaleApplied DigitalSize not stated
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