Applied Digital Ellendale

Operational

Applied Digital / CoreWeave · Ellendale, ND

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version 2026-10-03

Applied Digital Ellendale by Applied Digital / CoreWeave in Ellendale, ND is planned at 400 MW and about $2 billion, and is operational, with a 2027 target as of October 2026. It ranks 48th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.4% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is high: both figures come from the developer or a filing and the site has physical progress or firm contracts. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in North Dakota.

Planned capacity

400 MW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$2 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Operational

As of October 2026

Target year

2027

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis: Developer disclosed
Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost
Nearest high-voltage transmission: The campus sits 0.2 miles from the nearest 230 kV transmission line, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 8 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 345 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis: Campus footprint identified. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: OpenStreetMap way 1422191450 'Applied Digital / Ellendale Data Center'.
Confidence: High: both figures come from the developer or a filing and the site has physical progress or firm contracts.
Counted in headline totals: Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source: GlobeNewswire, July 2026
Last verified: September 2026, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Applied Digital's Polaris Forge campus leased to CoreWeave: 175 MW live as of July 2026, 400 MW contracted at full build, with $1.59B in notes priced in June 2026 for a fourth building.

Location

Site: Ellendale, ND
Coordinates: 46.01, -98.57
State directory: Data centers in North Dakota (13 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in North Dakota

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in North Dakota.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Applied Digital Ellendale (Ellendale, ND). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/applied-digital-ellendale

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Applied Digital Ellendale (Ellendale, ND)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/applied-digital-ellendale}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version 2026-10-03. Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.