ELLENDALE, N.D. — The JETx transmission line project was in the planning stages before Applied Digital built facilities in Jamestown and Ellendale, and the project would provide many benefits to the state, according to Jason Weiers, transmission project development manager for Otter Tail Power Co.

Weiers said Applied Digital first started construction in 2021 on a hosting facility about 7 miles north of Jamestown near the substation owned by Otter Tail Power. The facility is co-located with the substation.

“Applied Digital's load additions were not part of the justification that went into identifying the JETx project,” Weiers said. “Even without the Applied Digital load, the JETx project still provides multiple types of value to the regional grid.”

Weiers spoke at an Energy Development

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