# Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3

> Proposed: a 430 MW data center in Oliver County, North Dakota, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). 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 has proposed a 430 MW data center in Oliver County, North Dakota (proposed). One source reports 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), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Applied Digital (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 430 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 200 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2026-05 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **City:** Hanover (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **County:** Oliver (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **State:** North Dakota (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** AI or machine-learning workload reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (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 3 | Proposed | 430 MW |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 10, 2026) reports it as proposed.

### Who is building Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3?

Applied Digital is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3?

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

### How do contractors on Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 get paid sooner?

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## Latest updates

- **Jul 10, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/13/applied-digital-expands-north-dakota-eyes-oliver-county-third-data-center/)
- [Reported as announced](https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/13/applied-digital-expands-north-dakota-eyes-oliver-county-third-data-center/). Reported for 2026-05.

## 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 1](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-1-nd-dc_3dc3b77c5d0f): Same operator
- [Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-2-nd-dc_0d41c3247349): 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). 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://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/13/applied-digital-expands-north-dakota-eyes-oliver-county-third-data-center/) · as of Sep 10, 2026 · record applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-oliver-nd
- [Valley News Live (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/13/applied-digital-expands-north-dakota-eyes-oliver-county-third-data-center/) · as of Sep 10, 2026
- [KFYR (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/05/05/applied-digital-submits-rezoning-application-data-center-oliver-county/) · as of Jul 17, 2026
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-nd) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 265203157165479

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-nd-dc_f1336bf9e5a7, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.