AI factory standardized design
Company: Applied Digital
The claim, verbatim
Standardized, franchise-style AI factory design engineered to deliver state-of-the-art data centers of approximately 150 MW in approximately 14 to 18 months with low water usage
Source (primary)
Applied Digital 10-K filed 2026-07-29 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “We develop our campuses using a standardized, franchise-style design that is engineered to deliver state-of-the-art data centers of approximately 150 MW in approximately 14 to 18 months, with low water usage.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 13, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 10-K describes the standardized design with these capacity, timing and water-usage characteristics.
Confirmed in the source:
- Campuses are developed using a standardized, franchise-style design
- The design is engineered to deliver data centers of approximately 150 MW in approximately 14 to 18 months
- The design has low water usage
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000114487926000048/apld-20260531.htm) in full (594,188 characters, retrieved August 30, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Applied Digital 10-K filed 2026-07-29
Quote: “We develop our campuses using a standardized, franchise-style design that is engineered to deliver state-of-the-art data centers of approximately 150 MW in approximately 14 to 18 months, with low water usage.”