How big is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?

Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.

Who is building Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?

Applied Digital is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.

Who will use Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?

Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.

How much power and water does Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) say it needs?

Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.

Where does Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) stand today?

It is running, as reported October 2, 2026. The newest entry, reported October 2, 2026: Applied Digital announced that 250 MW of critical IT load is now operational at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, after the second phase of Building 2 reached Ready for Service, adding 75 MW across three 25 MW data halls; the fully leased campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW of critical IT load at full buildout. [1]

What has Ellendale or Dickey County decided about it?

No decision by Ellendale or Dickey County about data centers is on the record. The Dickey County page and the North Dakota scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.

What is still unknown about Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?

Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, buildings, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.

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Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)

Ellendale, Dickey County, NDDeveloper: Applied DigitalCensus GEOID 38021

Stage: Running
Undisclosed in public filings: Power, Land, Buildings, Water

Applied Digital completed Phase 1 of Building 2 at Polaris Forge 1 near Ellendale, bringing total live campus capacity to 175MW, with 400MW contracted at full build out under an 11 billion dollar, 15 year agreement with CoreWeave. It is running, as reported October 2, 2026.

How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.

Last verified October 16, 2026 · 8 sources, 1 primary · Built from one source, not yet reviewed in depth by a person. · How to read this page

This record: Running, ringed
data center
Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
Smaller pins: 4 other published records in North Dakota

Details

this record's location, ringed
parcel outline, from the county parcel record
city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
county boundary

The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.

How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.

What is known

Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.

Who leads it: Applied Digital as stated by the source
Undisclosed in public filings: Land, Buildings, Power it would draw, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year

Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)

Impact figures

Field	Value	Who says so	Source	Last verified
How much power it needs
How much water it would use
How loud it would be
Jobs once it runs
Tax it would pay each year

The record's fields

Field	Value	Who says so	Last verified
Who is building it	Applied Digital	as stated by the source	October 16, 2026
Who is constructing it
How much land
Buildings
Where its power comes from
Grid connection
How it is cooled

Jobs once it runs, also reported: 300 to 350 jobs, 2026 (InForum (opens in a new tab): Applied Digital will ultimately bring in 300 to 350 full time data center employees, with population growth projected at 400 to 600 people over the next five years for Ellendale.) .

Tax it would pay each year, also reported: 25,000,000 dollars a year, 2026 (InForum (opens in a new tab): Applied Digital is projected to be the largest property taxpayer in North Dakota by 2028 or 2029, at more than 25 million a year.); 3,500,000 dollars, 2026 (InForum (opens in a new tab): At the end of 2025, Ellendale's taxable value was 3.5 million, expected to grow more than tenfold over several years.) .

A blank value cell means not disclosed by any source on file; a blank basis cell means the source gave the figure without saying on what basis.

The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.

Still not public, and where it would show up

The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.

Water use A state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
Who would use it A lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
Power the campus would draw A utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
Jobs and tax An incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.

What happened

Reported October 2, 2026 · Status: running (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

Applied Digital announced that 250 MW of critical IT load is now operational at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, after the second phase of Building 2 reached Ready for Service, adding 75 MW across three 25 MW data halls; the fully leased campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW of critical IT load at full buildout.

[1] ir.applieddigital.com
Reported September 9, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

The city of Ellendale annexed Applied Digital's property in early 2025.

[8] inforum.com
Reported September 9, 2026 (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

City of Ellendale annexed Applied Digital's property in early 2025

[7] jamestownsun.com
July 2, 2026 (content date)

Applied Digital completed Phase 1 of Building 2 at Polaris Forge 1 near Ellendale, bringing total live campus capacity to 175MW, with 400MW contracted at full build out under an 11 billion dollar, 15 year agreement with CoreWeave.

[4] datacenterdynamics.com

The full Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) timeline, in order

2 corrections to this record

2 corrections, October 16

Every correction, with its reason

October 16, 2026 · the project slug of a status history row

The entry describes Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 1 at Ellendale, Dickey County, which its source names; it had been filed on the Oliver County record, which mixed the three campuses. Moved on the editor's word of October 16, 2026. The old and new text.
October 16, 2026 · the project slug of a status history row

The entry describes Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 1 at Ellendale, Dickey County, which its source names; it had been filed on the Oliver County record, which mixed the three campuses. Moved on the editor's word of October 16, 2026. The old and new text.

Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.

The site

Where in Ellendale is not in the public record. The pin marks the center of Ellendale, not a building, and the outline is Dickey County.

The site map is at the top of the page.

Where: Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota
How exactly it is located: Town level, the center of the city
The parcel: No parcel outline in the public record
Nearest homes: Not computed for a record placed at a place center
Nearest records: Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at the center of its town.

Comparisons

2 metrics with more than one figure

Every figure on the record for the same thing, the record's own or the document's first, each with who gave it, its date and its basis.

Permanent jobs

1 figure, 1 source

Not disclosed Not disclosed

No filing or developer document on the record states one.

300 to 350 jobs Reported

InForum, Sep 8, 2026

Show each source's words

300 to 350 jobs, InForum: Applied Digital will ultimately bring in 300 to 350 full time data center employees, with population growth projected at 400 to 600 people over the next five years for Ellendale.

Tax each year

2 figures, 1 source

Not disclosed Not disclosed

No filing or developer document on the record states one.

25,000,000 dollars a year Reported

InForum, Sep 8, 2026

3,500,000 dollars Reported

InForum, Sep 8, 2026

Show each source's words

25,000,000 dollars a year, InForum: Applied Digital is projected to be the largest property taxpayer in North Dakota by 2028 or 2029, at more than 25 million a year.
3,500,000 dollars, InForum: At the end of 2025, Ellendale's taxable value was 3.5 million, expected to grow more than tenfold over several years.

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How big is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?: Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.
Who is building Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?: Applied Digital is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Who will use Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?: Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) say it needs?: Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) stand today?: It is running, as reported October 2, 2026. The newest entry, reported October 2, 2026: Applied Digital announced that 250 MW of critical IT load is now operational at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, after the second phase of Building 2 reached Ready for Service, adding 75 MW across three 25 MW data halls; the fully leased campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW of critical IT load at full buildout. [1]
What has Ellendale or Dickey County decided about it?: No decision by Ellendale or Dickey County about data centers is on the record. The Dickey County page and the North Dakota scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.
What is still unknown about Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale)?: Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, buildings, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.

Sources

Primary documents first: filings, minutes, dockets and official pages. Then reporting. The numbers are the ones the entries above cite.

Tracked project domains

Promotional domains, campaign sites, and municipal portals preserved through the Internet Archive.

Developer Promotional Site ir.applieddigital.com (opens in a new tab) [Archived Snapshot] (opens in a new tab)
Official developer campus overview or project specification page.

Primary documents

Applied Digital Brings an Additional 75 MW of AI Infrastructure Online at Polaris Forge 1 (opens in a new tab), Applied Digital, October 2, 2026

Reporting

Applied Digital (APLD) Expands North Dakota AI Campus on Schedule - Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab), Yahoo Finance, July 16, 2026, query feed
DATA CENTERS: OPERATING ON ANOTHER LEVEL - Site Selection Magazine (opens in a new tab), Site Selection Magazine, April 17, 2026, query feed
Applied Digital completes second building at North Dakota data center campus - Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab), Data Center Dynamics, July 2, 2026, query feed
U.S. data center boom comes to ND - - Minot Daily News (opens in a new tab), Minot Daily News, May 7, 2026, query feed
Data center dilemma: Who should decide where they go in North Dakota? - North Dakota Monitor (opens in a new tab), North Dakota Monitor, May 11, 2026, query feed
Officials tout population growth, larger tax base, other benefits of data centers in North Dakota - Jamestown Sun (opens in a new tab), Jamestown Sun, September 9, 2026, news outlet
Officials tout population growth, larger tax base, other benefits of data centers in North Dakota - InForum (opens in a new tab), InForum, September 9, 2026, local outlet

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Stage: Running
Tier: built from one source
Tags: Built from one source
Coordinates: 46.00435, -98.52535
How the location is known: Location is the city center; exact site not disclosed.
Location source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Gazetteer, internal point of Ellendale city (GEOID 3823220), public domain, until a source places the site
Capacity, if disclosed: 400 MW, not disclosed
Published: September 28, 2026
Last verified: October 16, 2026
Undisclosed in public filings: Coordinate source, Location source number, Location last verified, EPA registry id, Uses, Tenancy, Cooling, How capacity was disclosed, How water was disclosed, How acreage was disclosed, Interconnection, Rating of the county's rows