Applied Digital Delta Forge 1
AI campus · Rapides Parish, LA
Status Under construction · ops target mid-2027 VERIFIED · MODERATE
Last checked against its sources Sep 25, 2026
The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.
Profile
Applied Digital broke ground in January 2026 on Delta Forge 1, a $3.6 billion AI campus in Rapides Parish with 430 MW of initial utility power across two 150 MW buildings on more than 500 acres. Cleco will provide power, operations are targeted for mid-2027, and the company has announced an unnamed investment-grade hyperscaler tenant. VERIFIED · MODERATE
Key facts
- Campus utility power (initial)
- 430 MW
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Planned buildings
- Two 150 MW facilities
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Announced investment
- $3.6B
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Site
- 500+ acres
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.
Open questions
- UNKNOWN Site location (only a parish-level point is shown)
- UNKNOWN Backup generation and battery/UPS systems
- UNKNOWN Local response resources not yet recorded
Changes (1)
- 2026-09-25 Added to the atlas Applied Digital Delta Forge 1: Added to the atlas.
Sources (5)
- Applied Digital Breaks Ground on Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus in a Southern U.S. State
- Applied Digital Announces New U.S. Based High Investment-Grade Hyperscaler Tenant at Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus
- Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) | Cleco
- Central Louisiana Secures $3.6 Billion Applied Digital AI Factory Campus
- DCRA manual location approximation