Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)
430 MW AI data center in Toronto, SD, United States: cancelled.
- Capacity: 430 MW
- Location: Toronto, SD, United States
- Developer: Applied Digital
- Status: cancelled
- Estimated cost: $5B
Status: Cancelled
Applied Digital announced a $5 billion, 430 MW campus near Toronto in Deuel County, then dropped it in April 2026 after South Dakota lawmakers rejected a sales tax exemption for data centers. The company said it would let its land agreement lapse, so the site is listed here for the record and is not counted in South Dakota totals. Source: South Dakota Searchlight, 2026-04-02.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto) is a 430 MW AI data center project located in Toronto, SD, United States, currently cancelled. It was being developed by Applied Digital. The estimated build cost is $5B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across SD, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Applied Digital planned a $5 billion, 430-megawatt campus near Toronto in Deuel County, South Dakota. The same article reports the company has since decided not to proceed; a status correction to cancelled follows in this run.
Public companies linked to Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Applied Digital (APLD), developer · dc operator
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)?
- Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto) is an AI data center project in Toronto, South Dakota tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is cancelled. A cancelled campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)?
- Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto) is in Toronto, South Dakota. Every tracked South Dakota campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/south-dakota.
- How big is Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)?
- Data Center Index tracks Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto) at 430 MW, on an estimated $5B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated October 7, 2026.
- Who is building Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)?
- Applied Digital was developing Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto).
- Which public companies are linked to Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto)?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to Applied Digital Deuel County Campus (Toronto): Applied Digital (APLD). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- One data center project 'unchanged' while another 'doesn't make sense' after rejected incentives (southdakotasearchlight.com · press · 2026-04-02)
- Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2026-04-02)