Applied Digital Delta Forge 1
Boyce, Rapides Parish, LA
A new data center, Applied Digital Delta Forge 1, has been announced in Boyce, LA. The project is sized at 430 MW with an estimated investment of $3.6 billion. AI factory campus on ~672-acre site near Boyce; ~300MW IT / up to 430MW utility load; Cleco to build dedicated 756MW gas plant under 10-year PPA; initial operations targeted mid-2027; 200 direct jobs.
- 430 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced May 26, 2026
- Permitting
- Under construction January 2026
- Operational
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Site details
- Operator
- Applied Digital
- County
- Rapides Parish, LA
- Capacity
- 430 MW
- Address
- Boyce, LA
- Stage
- Announced
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