Applied Digital (APLD)
Designs, builds and operates high-density data center campuses leased to AI and cloud tenants such as CoreWeave. Formerly Applied Blockchain; spun its cloud-services unit off as ChronoScale in 2026.
- Type: Hyperscale campus developer
- Ownership: Public company (APLD)
- Headquarters: Dallas, TX
- Founded: 2021
- Website: applieddigital.com
- Ticker: APLD
- Projects tracked: 9
- Total pipeline: 2.2 GW
Projects
- Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto), 430 MW, Toronto, SD, United States · cancelled
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale), 400 MW, Ellendale, ND, United States · operational
- Applied Digital Delta Forge 1, 300 MW, Rapides Parish, LA, United States · under construction
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 (Harwood), 300 MW, Harwood, ND, United States · under construction
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3, 300 MW, Oliver County, ND, United States · under construction
- Applied Digital Brookwood, 210 MW, Brookwood, AL, United States · permitted
- Applied Digital Garden City, 200 MW, Garden City, TX, United States · operational
- Applied Digital Adair Data Center, 200 MW, Adair, IA, United States · announced
- Applied Digital Ellendale Hosting Facility, 180 MW, Ellendale, ND, United States · operational
- Applied Digital Jamestown Hosting Facility, 106 MW, Jamestown, ND, United States · operational
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 Building 1, 100 MW, Ellendale, ND, United States · operational
Frequently asked questions
- How many data centers does Applied Digital have?
- Data Center Index tracks 9 data center campuses with Applied Digital named as the developer or the tenant. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
- How much data center capacity does Applied Digital have?
- 2.2 GW across 9 tracked campuses, counting operating and pipeline sites together. Of the 10 Applied Digital campuses with a capacity figure, 4 are filed, 5 stated and 1 estimated. Filed means a permit, utility filing or SEC filing states the figure. Stated means the developer or the press states it. Estimated means we modeled or inferred it, and the site marks it "est.".
- Where does Applied Digital build data centers?
- Tracked Applied Digital campuses sit in 5 markets: ND (6), AL (1), IA (1), LA (1), TX (1). The figure in brackets is how many campuses Data Center Index tracks in each.
- What is the largest Applied Digital data center?
- Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) in ND is the largest tracked Applied Digital campus at 400 MW, currently operational. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated October 2, 2026.