Data center campus
Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)
Polaris Forge 1 is an announced AI data center campus. 1 GW of capacity has been announced; 0.17 GW is energized. The gap is what this page tracks: what is claimed versus what is actually built, each figure dated and sourced.
Partially energized · greenfield · MISO · Ellendale, North Dakota, United States
Capacity: announced vs energized
Announced-to-energized gap: 0.82 GW. Every figure below is a single dated, sourced claim. Current best per series resolves by evidence tier, then date. See the methodology.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | 1 GW | 2025-08-30 | claimed | press release |
| Contracted | 0.40 GW | 2026-05-31 | verified | sec filing |
| Energized | 0.17 GW | 2026-07-01 | claimed | press release |
The deal
- developer
- Applied Digital Corporation · NASDAQ: APLD
- operator
- Applied Digital Corporation
- offtaker
- CoreWeave · 15-year take-or-pay leases, 400 MW
- utility
- Otter Tail Power (MISO)
Power
- Power source
- grid
- Grid operator
- MISO
- Interconnection
Jamestown-to-Ellendale 345 kV line (MISO Tranche 1), grid interconnect, Under construction. 345 kV transmission upgrade supporting ND data-center load; not a generation project
Sources
- Applied Digital Corp. Form 10-K (FY ended May 31, 2026)
- Applied Digital Finalizes Additional 150MW Lease with CoreWeave in North Dakota
- Applied Digital Delivers Second Building at Polaris Forge 1
baa8d3fd-aa92-4697-8df3-166687b95c75 · Tracked with DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed methodology. Announced numbers are claims, not built capacity.