Data centers in North Dakota
Every site we track in North Dakota, the jobs each one brings where a public source states them and the officials who represent them.
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Sites in North Dakota
Sites with sourced job numbers first. Construction and permanent jobs are shown separately and never added together.
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Forge 1 (Ellendale) Applied Digital | Dickey | Operating | not stated | more than 300 |
| Project Fighting Pike (Critical Data House, Northstar Center) Critical Data House, LLC | Williams | Announced | up to 650 | 270 |
| Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 Applied Digital | Cass | Under construction | not stated | more than 200 |
| Applied Digital Polaris Forge 3 Applied Digital | Oliver | Under construction | not stated | approximately 200 |
| Atlas Power Data Center (Williston) Atlas Power | Williams | Operating | not stated | more than 30 |
| 702 Communications, Fargo, ND Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| APLD JAMESTOWN DATACENTER Owner not yet confirmed | Stutsman | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Applied Digital Ellendale Hosting Facility Applied Digital | Dickey | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Applied Digital Jamestown Facility Applied Digital | Stutsman | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Aurum Capital Ventures Owner not yet confirmed | Burleigh | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) Bitzero | Cavalier | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Coal Creek Data Center Park (Rainbow Energy) Rainbow Energy Center | McLean | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center (Grand Forks 1) Core Scientific | Grand Forks | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| CoreWeave Ellendale ND CoreWeave | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| DCN Dakota Carrier Networks Bismarck Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Enerfore Pleasant Valley Data Center Enerfore Digital | Williams | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| Greenidge Underwood (North Dakota) Greenidge Generation | McLean | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Harmony Energy Park (Geronimo Power data center) Geronimo Power | Cass | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| JDE Holdings Towner Data Center JDE Holdings | McHenry | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| Midco Fargo Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated |
Show all 23 sites
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midco Grand Forks Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Nakota AI Data Campus Tachyon9 Corp. / Nixxy Inc. | Williams | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Project Trinity (Teton Digital) Teton Digital | Williams | Announced | not stated | not stated |
Counties with data center sites
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills, water, housing and taxes in Data centers in North Dakota: sites, jobs and officials: what we know, what remains unknown and who can answer. Statewide figures are context, not forecasts for any one community.
Will my electric bill rise?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No modeled or measured estimate of the effect on household bills has been published for this state.
- What remains unknown
- The effect on household bills in most states.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
- Ask
- Will data centers pay the full cost of the power lines and plants built for them? Where is that written in a rate order?
How much water will it use?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No tracked project in this state has a published water figure in our sources.
- What remains unknown
- Water use for nearly every other project.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
- Ask
- How much water will this project use each day? Where will it come from?
Will housing get more expensive?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No public body we found tracks data center effects on local rents or land prices.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
- Ask
- Has anyone studied what this project will do to local rents and home prices?
What are taxpayers giving up?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No signed incentive record for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue for most projects.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
- Ask
- What tax breaks does this project get? What must it deliver in return?
What the agreements say
No signed incentive agreement for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
Your officials in North Dakota
- Democrat (D)
- Republican (R)
- Independent (I)
- Party not listed
Kelly Armstrong R
"Ellendale is a shining example of the public and private sectors working hand-in-hand to drive economic growth and meet workforce needs." source
John Hoeven R
"As a result, technology is serving as the third wave of our state’s economic growth following expansion in agriculture and energy." source
Kevin Cramer R
"With North Dakota’s wide open spaces, abundant energy and ideal climate, there is a bright future for additional development within our state." source