# Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1

> Under construction: a 400 MW data center in Dickey County, North Dakota, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Applied Digital is building a 400 MW data center in Dickey County, North Dakota (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Applied Digital (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Tenants:** CoreWeave (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 25, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 400 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported IT load:** 400 MW (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported building area:** 2 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Site area:** 320 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $5.30B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 350 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2025-06 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 25, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** Sep 8, 2022 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Expected completion:** 2027 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **City:** Ellendale (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Dickey (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** North Dakota (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Montana-Dakota Utilities (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 25, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Grant; Other (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 | Under construction | 400 MW |
| Server Country | Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 | Expanding | 400 MW |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 25, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: Server Country reports expanding.

### Who is building Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1?

Applied Digital is the operator; the tenants reported are CoreWeave. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### When is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 expected to finish?

Server Country reports expected completion in 2027. That is a reported target, not a schedule.

### Which carriers serve Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

### How do contractors on Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 get paid sooner?

The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer.

## Latest updates

- [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2027.
- [Construction start reported](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with). Reported for 2025-12.
- [Reported as completed](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with). Reported for 2025-10.
- [Reported as announced](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with). Reported for 2025-06.
- **Mar 7, 2023:** [Reported as completed](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)
- [Construction start reported](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with). Reported for 2023.
- **Sep 8, 2022:** [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/)
- [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2022.

## Related records

- [Applied Digital Adair County Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-adair-county-data-center-ia-dc_f3bc26bcdb69): Same operator
- [Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 AI Factory Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-delta-forge-1-ai-factory-campus-la-dc_760d878d8378): Same operator
- [Applied Digital Oliver County AI Factory](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-oliver-county-ai-factory-nd-dc_6c41b3c86462): Same operator
- [Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-2-nd-dc_0d41c3247349): Same operator
- [Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-nd-dc_f1336bf9e5a7): Same operator
- [Aurum Bismarck Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aurum-bismarck-campus-nd-dc_2fabdfb3da77): Same state
- [Bitzero Nekoma Pyramid Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/bitzero-nekoma-pyramid-data-center-nd-dc_ac07922cef60): Same state
- [Enerfore Digital Pleasant Valley Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/enerfore-digital-pleasant-valley-data-center-nd-dc_c038ef1fad04): Same state
- [Nakota AI Data Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nakota-ai-data-campus-nd-dc_35805cbf71b4): Same state
- [Project Fighting Pike](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-fighting-pike-nd-dc_bd958442bd5d): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with) · as of Jul 25, 2026 · record applied-digital-polaris-forge-1-ellendale-nd
- [Applied Digital Corporation (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/123/applied-digital-announces-250mw-ai-data-center-lease-with) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/applied-digital-completes-first-data-center-building-at-north-dakota-campus/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Northern Sentry (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://northernsentry.com/2024/12/19/a-shot-in-the-arm-for-ellendale/) · as of Jul 7, 2026
- [Report cited by Compute Atlas](https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/applied-digital-plans-to-expand-in-ellendale-nd) · as of Jul 25, 2026
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0382
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/applied-digital-polaris-forge-1-nd) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 67910806297871

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-1-nd-dc_3dc3b77c5d0f, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.