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(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 of the state.
Applied Digital will cover the cost of an electrical substation and high-voltage powerline that it needs for the data center it is building near Interstate 29 between Fargo and Harwood.
Minnkota Power Cooperative will own and operate the new facilities. A Minnkota spokesperson said Applied Digital’s covering the upgrades benefits the grid and other customers in the region.
“That infrastructure provides tremendous benefit to the southern Red River Valley,” Ben Fladhammer said.
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