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Applied Digital Starts Work on 430MW Data Center Campus

Data center firm Applied Digital this week announced that it has broken ground on Delta Forge 1, an AI factory campus located in a “strategic southern US market.” Delta Forge 1 is designed to support an initial 430MW of total utility power, enabling up to 300MW of IT load, with the ability to ...

January 21, 2026

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B&W to Supply Applied Digital with Over 1GW of Natural Gas Power

US energy technology provider Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has signed an agreement with data center developer Applied Digital to supply it with more than 1GW of natural gas power. The company also expects to sign a long-term parts and services agreement once the plant becomes operational. Th...

November 08, 2025

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Meta Signs Two PPAs with Treaty Oak in Louisiana

Meta has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with US-based independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy in Louisiana tied to two solar projects in Morehouse Parish and Sabine Parish, which have a combined capacity of 385MW.The Beekman Solar project in Morehouse Parish will deliver...

October 29, 2025

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Applied Digital Plans AI Data Center Campus in North Dakota

Former cryptomine company turned AI data center firm Applied Digital this week announced plans for Polaris Forge 2, a $3 billion, 280MW campus near Harwood in Cass County. "We believe Polaris Forge 2 represents the next stage in Applied Digital’s rapid growth and our position as a leader in d...

August 19, 2025

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CoreWeave to Lease Another 150MW of Capacity at Applied Digital

CoreWeave has agreed to lease an additional 150MW of data center capacity from Applied Digital. This builds on a previous leasing agreement made in June 2025 for 250MW, netting Applied Digital around $7 billion over the 15-year contract term. This has now been increased to $11bn.“These long-te...

August 01, 2025

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Applied Digital Signs 250MW Agreement with CoreWeave

Crypto and HPC data center firm Applied Digital has entered into two 15-year lease agreements with CoreWeave to deliver 250MW of IT load to its data center campus in Ellendale, North Dakota. Following terms of the agreement, CoreWeave retains the option to access an additional 150MW of critica...

June 03, 2025

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Applied Digital Proposes "Multi-Billion-Dollar" Facility

Applied Digital is looking to develop a multi-billion-dollar data center in Deuel County, South Dakota which could see up to $16 billion in investment and create up to 200 high-paying jobs. In addition, Applied Digital has committed to improving local fiber infrastructure, and to minimize the ...

May 21, 2025

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Macquarie invests in Applied Digital's AI data center business

Investment firm Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is set to invest $5 billion into Applied, a cryptomining firm pivoting to AI and HPC data centers. Under the deal, MAM will invest up to $900 million in Applied's Ellendale campus in development in North Dakota, and has the right of first refusa...

January 20, 2025

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T-Mobile completes 5G network upgade

T-Mobile announced that it has completed its 5G network upgrades in Louisiana, a multi-year investment totaling $290 million, including $50m towards an upgrade in its 5G service in the Greater New Orleans area. The company notes that the expansion provides access to 5G ultra capacity coverage ...

April 19, 2024

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