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Ellendale, ND · Dickey County County · 46.003°N 98.509°W

Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1

Applied Digital Corporation

Under constructionAI-specificConfirmed

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

Supported

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 Ellendale

Status history

  1. Under construction

    AI factory construction begins in Ellendale

  2. Operational

    Building 1 Phase 1 (50 MW) achieves Ready for Service for CoreWeave

    Applied Digital completes first data center building at North Dakota campus
  3. 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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