Polaris Forge 2 groundbreaking and expected delivery
Company: Applied Digital - Project: Polaris Forge 2
The claim, verbatim
On August 18, 2025, broke ground on Polaris Forge 2 data center campus near Harwood, North Dakota, with initial 200 MW data center. Initial capacity expected in second half of 2026, full capacity in early 2027.
Source (primary)
View 10-K (IR page (ir.applieddigital.com), ir_release)
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Quote: “On August 18, 2025, we broke ground on our Polaris Forge 2 data center campus near Harwood, North Dakota, with an initial 200 MW data center. We currently anticipate reaching initial capacity in the second half of calendar year 2026 and full capacity in early calendar year 2027.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The 10-K gives the Polaris Forge 2 groundbreaking date, location, 200 MW size and both expected capacity timelines.
Confirmed in the source:
- Applied Digital broke ground on the Polaris Forge 2 campus near Harwood, North Dakota, on August 18, 2025
- Polaris Forge 2 has an initial 200 MW data center
- Initial capacity at Polaris Forge 2 is anticipated in the second half of calendar 2026
- Full capacity at Polaris Forge 2 is anticipated in early calendar 2027
What we did: Read our cached copy of IR page (ir.applieddigital.com) (https://ir.applieddigital.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001144879-26-000048/0001144879-26-000048.pdf) in full (630,756 characters, retrieved September 1, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms View 10-K
Quote: “On August 18, 2025, we broke ground on our Polaris Forge 2 data center campus near Harwood, North Dakota, with an initial 200 MW data center. We currently anticipate reaching initial capacity in the second half of calendar year 2026 and full capacity in early calendar year 2027.”