Polaris Forge design PUE 1.18, near-zero water
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
The closed-loop, direct-to-chip cooling design is expected to achieve a PUE of 1.18 with near-zero water consumption.
Source (primary)
applied-digital 8-K exhibit (apldq425earningsrelease.htm) (SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex), press_release)
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Quote: “This design is expected to achieve a PUE of 1.18 and a near-zero water consumption”
How we checked this
Checked on October 13, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The release describes the closed-loop, direct-to-chip cooling design and its expected 1.18 PUE and near-zero water consumption.
Confirmed in the source:
- The design features a closed-loop, direct-to-chip cooling system
- The design is expected to achieve a PUE of 1.18
- The design is expected to achieve near-zero water consumption
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex) (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000114487925000019/apldq425earningsrelease.htm) in full (40,651 characters, retrieved October 9, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms applied-digital 8-K exhibit (apldq425earningsrelease.htm)
Quote: “This design is expected to achieve a PUE of 1.18 and a near-zero water consumption”