- Applied Digital achieved ready-for-service on the second phase of Building 2 at Polaris Forge 1, delivering three additional 25 MW data halls, or 75 MW, and completing the building's full 150 MW of critical IT load.
- Fully operational critical IT load at Polaris Forge 1 now stands at 250 MW; the fully leased campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW at full buildout.
- APLD shares closed up 5.05% at $25.38 following the operational milestone.
- Billionaire investor Dan Loeb's Third Point fund bought a 22,000-share stake worth $0.8 million in Applied Digital during Q2.
- Applied Digital reports quarterly earnings on Oct. 7, with Wall Street anticipating $134.86 million in sales; analysts point to $36 billion in long-term lease deals supporting the growth outlook.
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“Bringing another 75 MW of AI infrastructure online at Polaris Forge 1 further demonstrates our ability to turn large-scale power into operational AI infrastructure”
“Securing power is only the starting point. The real work is designing, building, commissioning, and operating the infrastructure that transforms those megawatts into usable capacity for customers.”