Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2

Facility record

Lifecycle

Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

47.02, -97.025

Serving utility, source-reported

Cass County Electric Cooperative / Minnkota Power Cooperative

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

200 MW

Source record updated

2026-10-28

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. 2025-08Proposed

   Polaris Forge 2 announced; $3B, 280 MW AI factory campus on 900+ acres near Harwood

   Underlying source
2. 2025-09Under construction

   Groundbreaking September 2025; initial operations expected end of 2026, full capacity early 2027

   Underlying source

Source notes

Two purpose-built facilities totaling more than 1.8 million sq ft. As of the August 2025 announcement, Applied Digital was in advanced negotiations with a U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler; no customer or lease value had been publicly confirmed at that point. In October 2025 Applied Digital announced a lease with an unnamed U.S. investment-grade hyperscaler covering 200 MW of critical IT load, approximately $5 billion in total contracted revenue over an estimated 15-year term. The August 2025 announcement described a 280 MW AI factory, and Minnkota Power Cooperative states that the data center is expected to use 280 megawatts at peak, so 280 MW is read as peak electricity demand rather than IT load; the recorded planned capacity is the initial 200 MW of critical IT load that the lease covers in two buildings. The October 2025 release also describes the campus as a 1 GW design, with the tenant holding a first right of refusal on 800 MW more; that expansion potential is not recorded as capacity. Partial operations expected end of 2026; full capacity early 2027. Coordinates are Harwood city centroid; site is approximately 900 acres near this community north of Fargo.

280 MW peak demand; power secured through Cass County Electric Cooperative, a member-owned nonprofit, in partnership with Minnkota Power Cooperative

Sources and provenance

• Applied Digital to Break Ground on $3 Billion Polaris Forge 2 Campus · source retrieved 2026-09-21
• Minnkota Power Cooperative: Data Center FAQs (Polaris Forge 2) · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• Data center developer looks west, backs power upgrades near Fargo · source retrieved 2026-09-10
• Power project for AI data center gets North Dakota agency approval · source retrieved 2026-09-10
• Applied Digital closes $2.15B deal to build out Harwood AI campus · source retrieved 2026-10-10
• Applied Digital Announces $5 Billion AI Factory Lease with U.S. Based Investment Grade Hyperscaler at Polaris Forge 2 ND Campus · source retrieved 2026-10-27

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