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Updated · ir.applieddigital.com · Jun 8
Applied Digital Leases 210 MW at Fifth AI Campus, Lifting Contracted Revenue to $36 Billion
Updated
Updated · ir.applieddigital.com · Jun 8

Applied Digital Leases 210 MW at Fifth AI Campus, Lifting Contracted Revenue to $36 Billion

3 articles · Updated · ir.applieddigital.com · Jun 8

Summary

  • Applied Digital signed a 15-year take-or-pay lease for 210 MW of critical IT load at Delta Forge 2, a new southern-state campus set to begin initial operations in Q1 2028.
  • The deal with a U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler is expected to generate about $5.2 billion in base-term revenue, rising to $12.7 billion if renewal options extend the term to 30 years.
  • That agreement makes Delta Forge 2 Applied Digital’s fifth AI Factory campus and its third long-term lease with the same hyperscaler, reflecting sustained demand for AI training and inference capacity.
  • Applied Digital said its contracted portfolio now totals 1.4 GW of critical IT load, about 2.15 GW of grid-connected utility power, and roughly $36 billion in base-term lease revenue across five campuses.
  • About 70% of contracted revenue is now backed by U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscalers as the company expands its franchise-style data center model using waterless cooling and high-density power infrastructure.

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