Polaris Forge 2 (Harwood AI Campus)
Harwood, Cass County, ND
Polaris Forge 2 (Harwood AI Campus) is a data center under construction in Harwood, ND, developed by Applied Digital. The project is sized at 280 MW with an estimated investment of $3 billion. $3B, 280 MW AI factory on 900+ acres north of Fargo; groundbreaking Sept 2025; power via Cass County Electric Cooperative; sparked annexation battle and local resistance.
- 280 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced Aug 18, 2025
- Permitting
- Under construction September 2025
- Operational
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Records and documentation
- InForum: Harwood takes first steps in approving $3 billion AI data centerCovers the 9/2/2025 Planning & Zoning unanimous rezoning recommendation and Council's unanimous first-reading vote plus building permit approval.Download
- North Dakota Monitor: Harwood signs off on data center but Fargo still eyes the propertyCity Council second/final reading approval (9/10/2025) of rezoning (agriculture to light industrial, ~900 acres) for Applied Digital's Polaris Forge 2. News coverage -- no primary ordinance text was found on the city/county sites.Download
- ENR: Construction of $3B Data Center in North Dakota Spurs Annexation BattleFargo attempted to annex 800 acres including the Polaris Forge 2 site; Harwood opposed. Jurisdictional context, not a government filing.Download
North Dakota state legislation
- S3379 - Data Center Water and Energy Reporting ActRequires water and energy reporting by data centers.Download
- HB1427 - Authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Applied Digital
- County
- Cass County, ND
- Capacity
- 280 MW
- Address
- Harwood, ND
- Stage
- Under construction
Size: not on file
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Photos
RenderingPhoto: Applied Digital Corporation
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Applied Digital signs $5 billion AI infrastructure lease with hyperscalerReuters
Applied Digital (APLD) Pulls Back After Surging On $3 Billion AI Campus NewsBenzinga
Applied Digital Shares Jump as Company Announces $3 Billion Polaris Forge 2 AI Campus in North DakotaBenzinga
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News
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