Applied Digital North Dakota (Oliver County third data center), in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
3 events, January 1, 2025 to August 28, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 11 statements and 5 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: North Dakota.
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Applied Digital is building 3 billion dollar data center on 160 acres near Harwood [5]
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Also in August 2026: 2 statements and 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Applied Digital data center expected to be operational in early 2027 [5]
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Statement · Vern Thompson, Agriculture Commissioner candidate
Vern Thompson, Agriculture Commissioner candidate, declared data centers North Dakota's number one problem InForum local outlet
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Statement · Vern Thompson, Agriculture Commissioner candidate
Thompson proposed one year moratorium on data centers to allow ordinances to be developed InForum local outlet
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Also in September 2026: 9 statements and 4 lines that are not events of their own
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Statement · Randy Christmann, Public Service Commission Chair
Public service commission chair said agency could develop a decommissioning program for data centers modeled on coal mine reclamation and wind farm rules journalnd.com local outlet
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Statement · Dave Nehring, Applied Digital Director of Local & Regional Affairs
Applied Digital is projected to be the largest property taxpayer in North Dakota by 2028 or 2029, at more than $25 million a year Jamestown Sun local outlet
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Statement · Don Flaherty, Ellendale Mayor
Ellendale Mayor predicted population growth of 400 to 600 people over the next five years Jamestown Sun local outlet
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Statement · Don Flaherty, Ellendale Mayor
Ellendale Mayor Don Flaherty predicted the Applied Digital data center will bring 300 to 350 full time employees to the small town Jamestown Sun local outlet
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Statement · Don Flaherty, Ellendale Mayor
Ellendale's taxable value at the end of 2025 was $3.5 million, expected to grow more than tenfold Jamestown Sun local outlet
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Harwood city council approved the Applied Digital data center and signed a three billion dollar deal within 21 days of initial announcement [2]
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Statement · Applied Digital, company officials
Applied Digital held a town hall meeting on its Harwood data center in August 2025 after construction plans were finished The Mighty 790 KFGO local outlet
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Applied Digital signed a 2.4 billion dollar design and build agreement with Base Electron [3]
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Applied Digital facility in North Dakota is expected to be operational by late 2028 [3]
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Applied Digital ordered 1.2 gigawatts of industrial boiler fed steam turbines for a data center in North Dakota [3]
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Statement · Wes Cummins, Applied Digital chairman and CEO
Lead times for gas turbine orders extend to 2032 ET Datacenters local outlet
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Statement · Gerardo Lara, vice president of Boiler Sales at Rentech Boiler Systems
Rentech Boiler Systems can deliver a packaged boiler within a year ET Datacenters local outlet
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Statement · Mary Tintes, Civic West Steering Committee member
Civic West hosting Fire Hall Chat on September 17 at 7 p.m. to discuss data center benefits and drawbacks with residents and Applied Digital representative InForum local outlet
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