Polaris Forge 2
Data center project in Harwood, North Dakota
Polaris Forge 2 is a data center project in Harwood, North Dakota, under construction, developed by Applied Digital, with a stated size of 280 MW. Last reported November 8, 2026, from 28 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Applied Digital
- Location
- Harwood, North Dakota
- Stated size
- 280 MW
- Stated investment
- $3B
- Last reported
- November 8, 2026
- Sources
- 28 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 23 companies named, on Ultra
Public records
Is it moving?
Permits and filings
- Rezoning of 320 acres from agricultural to light industrialZoning · Harwood City Council · Approved · September 10, 2025inforum.com ↗
- Building permitBuilding permit · Harwood City Council · Approved · September 2, 2025kxnet.com ↗
- Agassiz Transmission Line and Substation permitUtility filing · Approved · April 29, 2026aigridwatch.com ↗
- Fargo annexation of land including data center sitePublic record · Fargo City Commission · Withdrawn · December 8, 2025aigridwatch.com ↗
- Two roads approved for Harwood A.I. CenterTraffic study · Approved · September 23, 2025nearbydatacenters.org ↗
What the sources say
Power capacity
280 MW
Acreage
over 900 acres
Building footprint acreage
160 acres
Cooling
closed-loop cooling system
Construction start
September 2025
Completion
2027
Permanent jobs
more than 200
Construction workforce
roughly 1,800
Substation and power lines cost
$112 million
Address
6805 County Rd 81 N
Reports behind this page
- Report from aigridwatch.com · aigridwatch.com, October 11, 2026
- Report from digitalisationworld.com · digitalisationworld.com, January 16, 2026
Who is on this job
What the full file adds
- General contractor1 named
- Electrical contractor4 named
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioning4 named
- Power and cooling equipment1 named
- Utility and power supply3 named
- Tenant4 named
- Investors and lenders2 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners23 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 whom18 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 Harwood and North Dakota
- Applied Digital data center in HarwoodUnder constructionSame townHarwoodApplied Digital Corp.Size not stated
- Applied Digital data center site off Interstate 29 between Harwood and FargoApprovedSame townHarwoodApplied DigitalSize not stated
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 - Ellendale AI FactoryUnder constructionEllendaleApplied Digital400 MW
- Polaris Forge 1Under constructionEllendaleApplied Digital400 MW
- Polaris Forge 1 expansionUnder constructionEllendaleApplied Digital300 MW
- Applied Digital data centerUnder constructionFargoApplied Digital280 MW
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