North Dakota Data Centers
Live tracking of every data center project in North Dakota — operational, under construction, announced, and permitted — with developer, tenant, capacity, and supply-chain links.
- Operating: 1
- Operating and expanding: 1
- Under construction: 1
- Announced: 2
- Operating capacity: 620 MW
- Pipeline capacity: 1.4 GW
Ellendale is North Dakota's data center town. CoreWeave operates 520 MW there for OpenAI on top of a 100 MW first phase, and Applied Digital's 400 MW Polaris Forge 1 AI factory is under construction next door.
Data Center Index tracks 4 named data center campuses in North Dakota (large sites with a source, not every building): 1 operating, 1 under construction, and 2 announced or permitted. The pipeline adds up to 1.4 GW of planned capacity. Below: every tracked project in North Dakota, ranked by build status, followed by the public companies whose data center revenue is most exposed to this market.
Tracked data center projects in North Dakota
- CoreWeave Ellendale ND — 520 MW, Ellendale · operational · developer: Applied Digital · tenant: CoreWeave · ~$2.6B
- Ellendale Phase 1 — 100 MW, Ellendale · operational · developer: CoreWeave
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 (Harwood) — 280 MW, Harwood · under construction · developer: Applied Digital · ~$3.0B
- Nakota AI Data Campus (Williams County) — 1.0 GW, Williston · announced · developer: Tachyon 9 / Nixxy · ~$1.0B
- Teton Digital Project Trinity (Tioga) — 100 MW, Tioga · announced · developer: Teton Digital
Frequently asked questions
- How many data centers are in North Dakota?
- Data Center Index tracks 4 named data center campuses in North Dakota as of 2026: 1 operating, 1 under construction, and 2 announced or permitted. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
- How much data center capacity does North Dakota have?
- 620 MW is operating, with 1.4 GW in the announced and under-construction pipeline. 4 of the 4 North Dakota campuses carrying a capacity figure show an estimate rather than a figure a named source states, marked "est." on the site.
- What is the largest data center in North Dakota?
- Nakota AI Data Campus (Williams County) in Williston is the largest tracked campus in North Dakota at 1.0 GW, developed by Tachyon 9 / Nixxy. That capacity is an estimate, not a figure a named source states.
- Who is building data centers in North Dakota?
- The most active developers in North Dakota by tracked campus count are Applied Digital (2 campuses), Tachyon 9 / Nixxy (1 campus), Teton Digital (1 campus). Every campus page lists its developer, tenant and the source that names them.
Public companies exposed to North Dakota
These public companies have tracked data-center projects in North Dakota as developers, tenants, or operators. Use the watchlist to compare them side by side, or click through for capex history and supplier exposure.
- CoreWeave (CRWV) — gpu cloud · 2 projects in North Dakota
Other data center markets
Tracked US markets, ranked by pipeline capacity:
- Texas data centers — 55 tracked projects, 63.3 GW pipeline
- Utah data centers — 7 tracked projects, 21.1 GW pipeline
- Pennsylvania data centers — 16 tracked projects, 15.7 GW pipeline
- Ohio data centers — 25 tracked projects, 13.3 GW pipeline
- Virginia data centers — 34 tracked projects, 9.8 GW pipeline
- Kentucky data centers — 8 tracked projects, 8.9 GW pipeline
- Georgia data centers — 26 tracked projects, 8.1 GW pipeline
- Wyoming data centers — 7 tracked projects, 6.1 GW pipeline
- West Virginia data centers — 4 tracked projects, 6.1 GW pipeline
- Florida data centers — 7 tracked projects, 5.9 GW pipeline
- Illinois data centers — 13 tracked projects, 5.5 GW pipeline
- Maryland data centers — 8 tracked projects, 5.3 GW pipeline
- Indiana data centers — 11 tracked projects, 5.0 GW pipeline
- Kansas data centers — 10 tracked projects, 4.5 GW pipeline
- Arizona data centers — 24 tracked projects, 4.4 GW pipeline
- Oklahoma data centers — 12 tracked projects, 4.2 GW pipeline
- North Carolina data centers — 15 tracked projects, 4.1 GW pipeline
- Alabama data centers — 9 tracked projects, 3.4 GW pipeline
- Nebraska data centers — 7 tracked projects, 3.1 GW pipeline
- Louisiana data centers — 8 tracked projects, 3.0 GW pipeline
- Michigan data centers — 9 tracked projects, 2.6 GW pipeline
- Arkansas data centers — 7 tracked projects, 2.5 GW pipeline
- Oregon data centers — 13 tracked projects, 2.5 GW pipeline
- New York data centers — 7 tracked projects, 2.3 GW pipeline
- South Carolina data centers — 8 tracked projects, 1.9 GW pipeline
- Missouri data centers — 6 tracked projects, 1.7 GW pipeline
- Nevada data centers — 10 tracked projects, 1.6 GW pipeline
- Wisconsin data centers — 4 tracked projects, 1.5 GW pipeline
- California data centers — 15 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- Iowa data centers — 8 tracked projects, 1.4 GW pipeline
- Delaware data centers — 1 tracked project, 1.2 GW pipeline
- Montana data centers — 2 tracked projects, 1.1 GW pipeline
- Washington data centers — 5 tracked projects, 1.0 GW pipeline
- Colorado data centers — 4 tracked projects, 800 MW pipeline
- Mississippi data centers — 7 tracked projects, 616 MW pipeline
- Minnesota data centers — 4 tracked projects, 600 MW pipeline
- New Jersey data centers — 3 tracked projects, 550 MW pipeline
- South Dakota data centers — 2 tracked projects, 500 MW pipeline
- Massachusetts data centers — 1 tracked project, 274 MW pipeline
- Idaho data centers — 3 tracked projects, 240 MW pipeline
- Tennessee data centers — 7 tracked projects, 110 MW pipeline
- Connecticut data centers — 1 tracked project, 100 MW pipeline
- New Mexico data centers — 2 tracked projects