Applied Digital Brings an Additional 75 MW of AI Infrastructure Online at Polaris Forge 1
Key Highlights
- ➤Applied Digital (APLD) brings an additional 75 MW of AI infrastructure online.
- ➤Polaris Forge 1 reaches 250 MW of fully operational critical IT load.
- ➤Building 2 completes its full 150 MW of critical IT load.
- ➤Fully leased AI Factory Campus contracted for 400 MW at full buildout.
Expert Statements
Wes Cummins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Digital
“Bringing another 75 MW of AI infrastructure online at Polaris Forge 1 further demonstrates our ability to turn large-scale power into operational AI infrastructure.”
Wes Cummins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Digital
“Securing power is only the starting point. The real work is designing, building, commissioning, and operating the infrastructure that transforms those megawatts into usable capacity for customers.”
Wes Cummins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Digital
“That is the capability we continue to scale across our platform.”
DALLAS, Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD), a U.S. based designer, developer, owner and operator of large-scale, purpose-built data centers engineered to support high-performance computing (“HPC”) workloads, including artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning, and other accelerated-compute applications, today announced it has achieved Ready for Service for the second phase of Building 2 at its Polaris Forge 1 campus, delivering an additional 75 MW of critical IT load across three 25 MW data halls.
The milestone completes Building 2’s full 150 MW of critical IT load and brings fully operational critical IT load at Polaris Forge 1 to 250 MW. The fully leased AI Factory Campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW of critical IT load at full buildout.
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