AI factory design with PUE of 1.18
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
AI factory design achieves annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18 with closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems
Source (primary)
Applied Digital DEF 14A filed 2026-09-25 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “Our innovative AI factory design is environmentally friendly, featuring closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems, and achieving an annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18”
How we checked this
Checked on September 28, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The proxy describes the AI factory design as using closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling and achieving an annual projected PUE of 1.18. The 1.18 figure is a projection, not a measured result.
Confirmed in the source:
- The AI factory design features closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems
- The design has an annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.18
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315226044325/formdef14a.htm) in full (278,076 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Applied Digital DEF 14A filed 2026-09-25
Quote: “Our innovative AI factory design is environmentally friendly, featuring closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems, and achieving an annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18”