Data Centers Atlas: North Dakota

Dated record: Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1

Recorded event date: October 1, 2026

Applied Digital reported the second phase of Building 2 ready for service; further HPC campus construction continued.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

ir.applieddigital.com

News report: Atlas Power Data Center (Williston)

KFYR reported progress on individual settlement agreements following residents' noise and property-value allegations concerning Atlas Power near Williston. The outlet recorded company counsel's account of finalized and still-negotiated agreements. The original settlement and current court disposition were not independently reviewed, and the report does not establish measured noise abatement or resolution of every concern.

Record status: unknown. The current disposition of the documented concerns is unknown in this bounded review. Reported progress, future commitments, permit notices or historical project statements do not establish actual impacts, current compliance or resolution of all concerns.

Event date: Not established

Source publication date: March 13, 2026

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The original source reports historical concerns or a developing procedure without one independently verified exact concern-event day; weekday or year-only references are not converted to guessed dates. The displayed original publication day is recorded separately from the event and source check.

Raised or recorded by KFYR.

Company statement reported by an outlet

Atlas Power counsel stated, as reported by KFYR, that some individual agreements were finalized and others were still being negotiated. The confidential settlement itself and later completion are unverified.

Company counsel statement quoted in the same original KFYR settlement-progress article.

Response publication date: March 13, 2026

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

KFYR

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex)

Recorded event date: July 25, 2022

The original North Dakota Governor release dated July 25, 2022 announces the Nekoma acquisition and redevelopment agreement. This dates the announcement without certifying that redevelopment, computing operation or planned heat reuse subsequently began.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.governor.nd.gov

Dated record: Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex)

Recorded event date: July 18, 2022

The original North Dakota Governor July 25, 2022 release reports that the local development authority Board accepted the Bitzero Nekoma bid on July 18, 2022. This is a reported historical bid decision rather than computing commissioning or completed redevelopment.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

www.governor.nd.gov