PUE specification for AI factory design
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
AI factory design achieving annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18 with closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems
Source (primary)
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Quote: “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 with best-in-class water consumption”
How we checked this
Checked on September 28, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The CEO letter describes the cooling design and a projected annual PUE of 1.18. The figure is a projection, not a measured result.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital's AI factory design uses closed-loop, waterless, direct-to-chip cooling systems
- The design has an annual projected Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.18
What we did: Read our cached copy of IR page (ir.applieddigital.com) (https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001493152-26-044325/0001493152-26-044325.pdf) in full (267,657 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
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Quote: “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 with best-in-class water consumption”