Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 AI Factory Campus

Facility record

Lifecycle

Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

31.4, -92.65

Serving utility, source-reported

Cleco

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

300 MW

Source record updated

2026-10-30

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-01Proposed

   Applied Digital announces Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory campus in an unnamed southern U.S. state, designed to initially support 430 MW of total utility power and up to 300 MW of critical IT load; the Rapides Parish location was not disclosed until May 2026.

   Underlying source
2. 2026-01Under construction

   Site development begins January 2026. Location publicly revealed as Boyce, Rapides Parish in May 2026.

   Underlying source

Source notes

Anchor tenant is an undisclosed investment-grade U.S. hyperscaler under a $7.5B, 15-year lease. Two initial facilities totaling 300 MW across 300 acres (of 672-acre secured site). Initial operations targeted mid-2027. Applied Digital HQ in Dallas, TX.

Cleco pays full cost of power infrastructure needed to serve campus (called 'largest economic development opportunity in Cleco's 90-plus year history'). Campus located on 300 acres of a 672-acre secured site.

Sources and provenance

• Central Louisiana secures $3.6B Applied Digital AI Factory Campus · source retrieved 2026-09-15
• Rapides Parish lands massive $3.6B AI data center project · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• Cleco plans 756-MW gas plant alongside Rapides data center · source retrieved 2026-08-26
• Cleco looks to fast-track new generator for data center · source retrieved 2026-10-17
• Gov. Landry announces new multi-billion-dollar Applied Digital AI data center in Rapides Parish · source retrieved 2026-10-17
• Applied Digital Announces New U.S. Based High Investment-Grade Hyperscaler Tenant at Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus (April 23, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-28
• Applied Digital Breaks Ground on Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus in a Southern U.S. State (January 22, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-28

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.