A rendering of the planned data center near Harwood, North Dakota. (Courtesy of Applied Digital)

FARGO ( North Dakota Monitor ) — Applied Digital, the company operating data centers near Ellendale and Jamestown, on Monday announced plans to build a $3 billion data center at Harwood, north of Fargo.

Applied Digital plans to break ground in September on what it calls Polaris Forge 2, a 280-megawatt artificial intelligence computing center.

The plan calls for two facilities with room for expansion. Applied Digital has contracted more than 900 acres for its campus and secured power through Cass County Electric Cooperative, a member-owned nonprofit. The data center is expected to employ more than 200 full-time workers, in addition to long-term contractors.

Applied Digital said in a new

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