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Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1)
Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota · All 10 Core Scientific sites
Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) is an operating crypto mining site in Grand Forks, North Dakota (Grand Forks County), operated by Core Scientific. The public record puts it at 100 MW operating, 20 acres.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Core Scientific
- Facility type
- Crypto mining
- Location
- Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND
- Coordinates
- 47.8912, -97.0434 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 100 MW operating
- Land
- 20 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Nodak Electric Cooperative / Minnkota Power Cooperative
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- 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.
- March 2022OperatingCommissioned Nov 2021, reached full 100MW operating capacity March 2022. Sole ND facility in Core Scientific's FY2025 10-K property count (ND=1). Source: Area Development
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of August 3, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
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Power and water
Powered by Nodak Electric Cooperative and Minnkota Power Cooperative; reported energy mix ~55% lignite coal, 34% wind, 8% hydroelectric.
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
- Permanent jobs promised
- How the community has received 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.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- How the community has received it
- Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) in Grand Forks?
Nothing on record as of August 3, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1)?
No lawsuit over Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) appears in the record we track as of August 3, 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 Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) 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 Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1), and how big is it?
Core Scientific is the operator on record. We hold 10 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 100 MW. The site is recorded at 20 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1)," updated August 3, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/core-scientific-grand-forks-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/core-scientific-grand-forks-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.Core Scientific Establishes Grand Forks, North Dakota, Facility · Area Development · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 2.Grand Forks, North Dakota Data Center (Grand Forks 1) · Core Scientific (operator site) · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 3.Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center | 5601 11th Ave S · DataCenterMap · retrieved August 3, 2026
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