Polaris Forge 1 operational data center capacity
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Polaris Forge 1
The claim, verbatim
As of late July 2026, Applied Digital has brought 100 MW of Polaris Forge 1 online on schedule and scaled total live capacity at the campus to 175 MW.
Source (primary)
Applied Digital Won't Collect Most of Its Rent Until 2029. I'd Wait to Buy the Stock. - The Globe and Mail (-, news_article)
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Quote: “We brought Polaris Forge 1's first 100 MW online on schedule and have now scaled total live capacity at the campus to 175 MW.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 22, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The document quotes the CEO on the 100 MW and 175 MW figures and dates the live-capacity status to the company's late-July update.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital brought Polaris Forge 1's first 100 MW online on schedule
- Total live capacity at the campus was scaled to 175 MW
- This status was as of the company's late-July 2026 update
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Motley%20Fool/4478039/applied-digital-won-t-collect-most-of-its-rent-until-2029-i-d-wait-to-buy-the-stock/) in full (9,411 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Applied Digital Won't Collect Most of Its Rent Until 2029. I'd Wait to Buy the Stock. - The Globe and Mail
Quote: “We brought Polaris Forge 1's first 100 MW online on schedule and have now scaled total live capacity at the campus to 175 MW.”