Data Center Registry
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3
Hanover, Oliver County, North Dakota · All 7 Applied Digital sites
Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 is a proposed data center in Hanover, North Dakota (Oliver County), operated by Applied Digital Corporation. The public record puts it at announced May 2026, 430 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Applied Digital Corporation
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Hanover, Oliver County, ND
- Coordinates
- 47.1110, -101.4260 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 430 MW planned
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- May 2026
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 200 permanent; 1,000 construction
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- July 10, 2026ProposedMDU Resources power deal finalized 2026-06-23; road-use agreement signed with the county July 10, 2026; groundbreaking planned summer 2026. Source: Valley News Live
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 in Hanover, Oliver County, North Dakota is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Oliver County commissioners enacted, then repealed, a 180-day countywide data-center moratorium (approved ~June 2026, repealed by July 10, 2026) amid resident concerns raised at public meetings.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Oliver County commissioners enacted, then repealed, a 180-day countywide data-center moratorium (approved ~June 2026, repealed by July 10, 2026) amid resident concerns raised at public meetings.
Notes on the record
Distinct 3rd North Dakota site (not the Ellendale or Harwood campuses), south of Hanover near the Hwy 25/31 junction. MDU Resources power deal finalized June 23, 2026. Approximately 200 FTE jobs planned; groundbreaking targeted summer 2026.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Land area
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
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Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Greenidge Underwood (North Dakota) · Underwood · Greenidge Generation27 mi · Operating · 7.5 MW
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 data center in Hanover?
Yes. Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 in Hanover, Oliver County, North Dakota is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Oliver County commissioners enacted, then repealed, a 180-day countywide data-center moratorium (approved ~June 2026, repealed by July 10, 2026) amid resident concerns raised at public meetings.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 data center?
No lawsuit over Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 appears in the record we track as of September 10, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 use?
No water withdrawal figure for Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3, and how big is it?
Applied Digital Corporation is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 430 MW.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-oliver-nd.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/applied-digital-polaris-forge-3-oliver-nd, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Applied Digital expands North Dakota, eyes Oliver County third data center · Valley News Live · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 2.Applied Digital submits rezoning application for data center in Oliver County · KFYR · retrieved July 17, 2026
- 3.Applied Digital expands in North Dakota, eyes Oliver County for third data center · Valley News Live · retrieved September 10, 2026
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