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Applied Digital says another 75 MW at Polaris Forge 1 is ready for service

Applied Digital announced on October 2 that three more data halls at Polaris Forge 1 were ready for service. Each hall adds 25 megawatts of capacity for computing equipment, for a total of 75 megawatts in Building 2. This critical IT load measures computing capacity, not electricity generated at the site.

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The company says this delivery completes Building 2's 150 megawatts. It also brings the Ellendale, North Dakota, campus to 250 megawatts of critical IT load in operation. The fully leased campus is contracted to reach 400 megawatts after the full buildout, but that total remains a future target.

The capacity and completion figures come from the company. The release does not independently measure customer usage, occupied server capacity or revenue. Ready-for-service status does not mean customers are using every megawatt.

Future operating reports and delivery milestones could show how much of the capacity customers use and when the remaining buildout is completed.

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