The Buildout Registry · North Dakota

Polaris Forge 3

Applied Digital · Center, Oliver County, North Dakota

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300 MW
Critical IT planned
0 MW
Energized today
2027-08
First power
MISO
Grid region · location approximate
In brief

What makes it notable.

  1. A greenfield build on a 600-plus acre site, engineered for high-density AI workloads with closed-loop, waterless liquid cooling. Rezoning was filed in May 2026 and groundbreaking is not yet announced.
  2. Montana-Dakota Utilities signed an electric service agreement in June 2026 for about 430 MW of grid power at full capacity, with delivery contingent on pending commission approval.
  3. Planned critical capacity is 300 MW against the 430 MW grid supply, with initial operations anticipated in August 2027 and full buildout timing not disclosed.
Deal anatomy

Six layers, and who holds each.

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Power
Montana-Dakota Utilities
Site and build
Applied Digital (self-build)
Compute
Not yet disclosed
Cloud operator
Anchor tenant (self-operated)
Anchor tenant
Members
Capital
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Timeline

From here to full build.

  1. Oct 2026Today
  2. 2027-08First poweranticipated initial operations
  3. not disclosedFull buildout
The detail

Each party's role.

Power

Montana-Dakota Utilities. Electric service agreement signed June 2026 for approximately 430 MW of grid power at full campus capacity; Applied Digital bears energy purchase costs; delivery contingent on NDPSC approval (pending)

Site and build

Applied Digital (self-build). Greenfield build on a 600+ acre site engineered for high-density AI workloads with closed-loop waterless liquid cooling; rezoning filed May 2026, groundbreaking not yet announced reported

Compute

Not yet disclosed. Hardware selection driven by the anchor tenant; no public GPU or fabric details inferred

Cloud operator

Anchor tenant (self-operated). Build-to-suit lease model: the hyperscaler runs its own stack while Applied Digital operates the facility inferred

Related sites

Nearby in the buildout.

LivePolaris Forge 1Applied Digital · ND · 400 MW Under constructionPolaris Forge 2Applied Digital · ND · 200 MW Under constructionDelta Forge 1Applied Digital · LA · 300 MW Under constructionCrusoe Warrenton CampusCrusoe · MO · 600 MW
Sources

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