At a glance
- Harwood, a town of 845, was the only US town to reject such a measure among more than 40 on ballots.
- Applied Digital last year disclosed a 15-year agreement to supply 200MW at Polaris Forge 2 to an unnamed investment-grade hyperscaler, worth $5 billion.
- The vote leaves the campus's permitting on its existing footing and does not commit the hyperscaler to lease the remaining 800MW.
Applied Digital's proposed 1GW campus in Harwood, North Dakota, avoided a new local review requirement when voters rejected an anti-data center measure 75.6% in last week's midterms, Data Center Dynamics reported.
Harwood, a town of 845, was the only US town to reject such a measure among more than 40 on ballots. The change would have required independent reviews and public hearings for data centers and other large industrial projects. The margin was 325 votes.
Applied Digital last year disclosed a 15-year agreement to supply 200MW at Polaris Forge 2 to an unnamed investment-grade hyperscaler, worth $5 billion. The same customer could take the remaining 800MW when the campus comes online, according to Data Center Dynamics. Applied Digital also agreed in October to access up to 1GW of potential power capacity in Finland, as Private Wealth Daily previously reported, with initial power anticipated from 2028.
The vote leaves the campus's permitting on its existing footing and does not commit the hyperscaler to lease the remaining 800MW.
Only a fifth of the campus is under contract
Contracted vs. uncontracted capacity at Polaris Forge 2, of 1GW (MW)
- Contracted (200MW, 15-yr)20%200 MW
- Uncontracted80%800 MW
Show as table
| Part | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Contracted (200MW, 15-yr) | 200 | 20% |
| Uncontracted | 800 | 80% |
Reported by the Data centers & fiber desk from Data Center Dynamics and Private Wealth Daily archive. Published . Corrections