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Data Centre Leader: Wes Cummins Industry: Data Centres

Applied Digital designs, builds and operates AI factory campuses, using the state’ s cool climate and power availability to support highdensity compute. Polaris Forge 1 in Ellendale is fully leased to CoreWeave across 400MW – roughly US $ 11bn over 15-year terms – with 175MW live by July 2026. Polaris Forge 2 near Harwood holds a US $ 5bn hyperscaler lease for 200MW. Leased capacity totals 600MW, against an active pipeline the company puts at 4GW.

DATA CENTRE LEADER: WES CUMMINS

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