HARWOOD, ND – MAY 06, 2026: Construction workers working at the Applied Digital Data Center site in Harwood, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Tech corporations are coming to North Dakota farm fields to build massive, resource-intensive computer warehouses that feed artificial intelligence. But with minimal public oversight, residents and local governments are struggling to manage the rapid infrastructure sprawl….
Cranes work to position concrete panels at the site of the future Applied Digital data center near Harwood, North Dakota, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)HARWOOD, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has approved a power project to serve a data center that is under construction north of Fargo. The $110…
ELLENDALE, N.D. (KVRR) – The CEO of Applied Digital says the company is working to address concerns about the destruction of some gravel roads caused by vehicles connected to the construction of an AI data center in Ellendale. Authorities say trucks and equipment are causing severe damage to some county roads and need to be rebuilt. Several county roads and…
Commissioners Jill Kringstad, right, and Randy Christmann listen to testimony April 2, 2026, at a Public Service Commission hearing in Fargo, North Dakota. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved a temporary variance allowing preliminary construction activities to proceed for power projects to serve a data center north…
Cranes work to position concrete panels at the site of the future Applied Digital data center near Harwood, North Dakota, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – Data center developer Applied Digital is investing $75 million in power system upgrades in eastern North Dakota as it looks to expand into the western part…
Cranes work to position concrete panels at the site of the future Applied Digital data center near Harwood, North Dakota, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Data center developer Applied Digital is investing $75 million in power system upgrades in eastern North Dakota as it looks to expand into the western part…
Applied Digital, a digital infrastructure company specializing in data centers, is expanding its campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, to three buildings and up to 530 MW of energy demand. (Photo courtesy of Applied Digital)ELLENDALE, N.D. — Don Flaherty worries about the future of the data center industry “every single day.” During his four years as mayor of Ellendale, North Dakota,…
The planned data center near Harwood, North Dakota. (Courtesy of Applied Digital)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After Harwood rejected the City of Fargo’s 20-year agreement to not annex the land where Applied Digital is building an AI data center, Fargo has voted to end the process outright. Since Fargo will no longer pursue the land or want Harwood to sign a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The land where Applied Digital is building a $3 billion AI data center will not be annexed by Fargo. City commissioners voting 5-0 tonight to accept an agreement with the City of Harwood to stop the process of annexing around 300 acres of land between the two cities. Construction is well underway on the data center…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This year’s Midwest Energy Summit focused on the growing demand, rapid innovation, and shifting policy of how people work, live, and plan for the future. “Through your people, you have an opportunity to really grow your presence and credibility…Folks need to see you out there with them getting dirty,” said Caroline Hackerott. Caroline Hackerott is…
