Built & running
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 AI campus near Ellendale
Also called: Polaris Forge 1, ELN-02, ELN-03
A large AI data center campus outside Ellendale, leased to CoreWeave. Two buildings run now, and a third is being built. The full plan is 400 MW of computer load.
Where things stand: Two buildings (250 MW) were running by Oct. 1, 2026. A third 150 MW building is being built.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 1, 2026): The second 75 MW half of Building 2 started running, for 250 MW in total.
What we know
- 📍 Where9685 87th Ave SE, outside the city of Ellendale, Ellendale Township, Dickey County
- 🏢 CompanyApplied Digital
- 👤 Built forCoreWeave
- ⚡ Power it needs400 megawatts (about as much as 320,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMontana-Dakota Utilities power from the grid
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much water does the campus use each day? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many backup diesel generators are on site? 🙋 I'll find out
- What tax breaks did the campus get? 🙋 I'll find out
- The street address comes from a data center directory. Can Dickey County confirm the parcel? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 8, 2026: We checked the Census geocoder: the listed street address falls in Ellendale Township, just outside the city.
What happened so far
- Oct 2025The first 100 MW building started running for CoreWeave.
- July 1, 2026The first 75 MW half of Building 2 started running.
- Oct 1, 2026The second 75 MW half of Building 2 started running, for 250 MW in total.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Applied Digital Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Results · Applied Digital · Oct 7, 2026
- Applied Digital Corporation data centers · Data Center Map · 2026
- Applied Digital Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Results · Applied Digital (press release) · Oct 9, 2025
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