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Jeffrey Neal Johnson

Power On: Applied Digital’s First AI Data Center Goes Live

Shares of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) rose by 12.8% on Nov. 24, a significant move that caught the attention of investors in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. This was not a rally based on hype, but a direct market reaction to a tangible achievement: the company announced that its first 100-megawatt (MW) building at the Polaris Forge 1 campus in North Dakota is officially Ready for Service (RFS).

For investors, the RFS designation is critical. It marks the moment a costly construction project transforms into a functional asset, ready for a tenant’s high-performance computers (HPC) to be installed. It is the pivotal first step toward generating long-term lease revenue. In a market desperate for AI infrastructure, this milestone served as definitive proof that Applied Digital can deliver on its ambitious promises, and investors rewarded the stock accordingly.

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