CoreWeave lease for Polaris Forge 1
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Polaris Forge 1
The claim, verbatim
Signed three 15-year leases with CoreWeave for 400 MW of critical IT load at Polaris Forge 1, unlocking approximately $11 billion in anticipated aggregate contract value
Source (primary)
applied-digital 8-K exhibit (apld_invxfinalpresentati.htm) (SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex), press_release)
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Quote: “Polaris Forge 1 – CoreWeave - Secured 3 leases for a combined 400 MWs — unlocking ~$11B in anticipated aggregated contract value over a 15-year horizon.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 29, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The presentation states Applied Digital signed three 15-year leases with CoreWeave for 400 MW at Polaris Forge 1, worth about $11 billion in anticipated contract value.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital signed three 15-year leases with CoreWeave
- The leases cover 400 MW of contracted critical IT load at Polaris Forge 1
- The leases represent approximately $11 billion in anticipated aggregate contract value
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex) (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000114487925000076/apld_invxfinalpresentati.htm) in full (26,833 characters, retrieved September 27, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms applied-digital 8-K exhibit (apld_invxfinalpresentati.htm)
Quote: “Polaris Forge 1 – CoreWeave - Secured 3 leases for a combined 400 MWs — unlocking ~$11B in anticipated aggregated contract value over a 15-year horizon.”