Ellendale, ND · Dickey County County · 46.003°N 98.509°W
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1
Applied Digital Corporation
Key facts
- Location
- Ellendale, ND, Dickey County County
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Powered by
- Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU)
- Announced
- 2025-06
- Last updated
Civic impact
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: Montana-Dakota Utilities
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
Designed for near-zero water consumption; proprietary closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling; projected PUE 1.18; campus engineered to scale to 1 GW
Proprietary waterless direct-to-chip liquid cooling; WUE near zero by design
Community sentiment
Ellendale (pop. ~1,000) has welcomed the campus as a transformative economic boost; the state's R-WISH rural-workforce housing program is funding new homes for incoming workers. No documented opposition or litigation. Coverage notes workforce and housing strain as growing pains.
A shot in the arm for EllendaleStatus history
- Under construction
AI factory construction begins in Ellendale
- Operational
Building 1 Phase 1 (50 MW) achieves Ready for Service for CoreWeave
Applied Digital completes first data center building at North Dakota campus - Under construction
Building 1 fully operational at 100 MW; Buildings 2 (150 MW) and 3 (150 MW) under construction for CoreWeave
Applied Digital completes first data center building at North Dakota campus
Location
Sources & data provenance
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