Applied Digital $3.6 billion AI data center investment
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Delta Forge 1
The claim, verbatim
Applied Digital is developing a $3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish
Source (primary)
Cleco Power to get expedited review for Applied Digital power project - 10/12 Industry Report (-, news_article)
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Quote: “$3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish”
How we checked this
Checked on September 26, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article describes 'Applied Digital's $3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish,' a project expected to grow through 2028.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital has a $3.6 billion AI data center project
- The data center is in Rapides Parish
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.1012industryreport.com/technology/ai/ceco-power-to-get-expedited-review-for-applied-digital-power-project/) in full (2,122 characters, retrieved September 22, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Cleco Power to get expedited review for Applied Digital power project - 10/12 Industry Report
Quote: “$3.6 billion AI data center in Rapides Parish”