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Applied Digital outlines proposed 280-megawatt data center near Harwood, cites $3 billion cost and 200–250 onsite jobs

5710204 · September 2, 2025
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A representative of Applied Digital updated the Cass County Board on a proposed 280 MW data center near Harwood: two buildings of roughly 907,000 square feet each, a 160-acre footprint plus substation, estimated $3 billion construction cost and 200–250 full-time on-site employees; no county action was taken.

Nick Phillips of Applied Digital introduced himself to the Cass County Board of Commissioners Dec. 2 and provided an overview of the company's work in North Dakota and details of a proposed new facility near Harwood.

Phillips said the Harwood-area project would be a 280-megawatt facility: about 200 megawatts for computing and 80 megawatts to support cooling and other equipment. He said the total…

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