150 MW standard AI factory build time
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
Standardized AI Factory design delivers 150 MW data centers in approximately 14–18 months, targeting 1.15 PUE.
Source (primary)
Investor Presentation (IR page (ir.applieddigital.com), ir_presentation)
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Quote: “delivering state-of-the-art 150 MW data centers in approximately 14–18 months with low water usage”
How we checked this
Checked on October 7, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 14–18 month build time appears on the business overview slide. The 1.15 target PUE appears in the Standard Design Specs table.
Confirmed in the source:
- The standardized AI Factory design delivers 150 MW data centers in approximately 14–18 months
- The standard design specifies a 1.15 target PUE
What we did: Read our cached copy of IR page (ir.applieddigital.com) (https://ir.applieddigital.com/_assets/_2ca3a6fc58e47f662a7c51ed55b80806/appliedblockchaininc/db/2905/27269/pdf/APLD_INV_June2026_Updated-compressed.pdf) in full (47,679 characters, retrieved October 6, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Investor Presentation
Quote: “delivering state-of-the-art 150 MW data centers in approximately 14–18 months with low water usage”