Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1)

Key facts

Location

Grand Forks, ND · Grand Forks County

Capacity

100 MW

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Last updated

2026-08-03

Siting context

Nearest named waterway

≈ 0.9 mi — Red River of the North

Nearest high-voltage line

≈ 2.3 mi — 230 kV line

Baseline water stress

Low - Medium(10-20%)

Principal aquifer

Paleozoic Aquifers(Sandstone and carbonate-rock)

Straight-line distances. Nearest named waterway via the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; nearest transmission line via HIFLD. Baseline water stress and groundwater trend describe the surrounding hydrological basin (WRI Aqueduct 4.0, CC BY 4.0) — not this facility’s measured water use. Principal-aquifer system underlying the location (USGS, mapped at 1:2,500,000 — regional context, not site hydrogeology).

Status history

1. Operational2022-03

   Commissioned Nov 2021, reached full 100MW operating capacity March 2022. Sole ND facility in Core Scientific's FY2025 10-K property count (ND=1).

   Core Scientific Establishes Grand Forks, North Dakota, Facility