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Montana-Dakota Utilities Announces Electric Service Agreement with Applied Digital for Proposed AI Factory

$APLDPress releaseJun 22, 2026, 4:30 PM ETRead the release

Montana-Dakota Utilities, a subsidiary of MDU Resources, entered into an electric service agreement with Applied Digital to power Polaris Forge 3, a proposed 430MW AI Factory in North Dakota. The facility is backed by a previously announced 15-year lease with a U.S. hyperscaler, with initial operations anticipated to commence in August 2027.

Key figures

Start date
August 2027
Capacity mw
430
Lease term years
15

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