— The second facility in the state and third for the company as a whole that continues to build out high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure
— Additional 70MW option included Marathon Digital Inventory (Nasdaq: MARA), bringing total contracted capacity to 276 MW
Dallas, September 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Blockchain, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLD) (“Applied Blockchain” or the “Company”) a designer, builder and operator of next-generation data centers that power blockchain infrastructure and support high-performance computing (HPC) applications, today breaks ground on its 180-megawatt (MW) hosting facility in Ellendale, North Dakota happened on September 8, 2022. The next-generation data center is the second facility within the state, following the successful 100MW facility in Jamestown, North Dakota which opened earlier this year. That Ellendale The facility is expected to begin powering in early the first half of calendar year 2023, leveraging the experience the Company has gained in constructing and operating its facility Jamestown Furnishings.
That Ellendale The facility is officially the third next-generation data center for Applied blockchainwith the construction of its 200 MW plant in Garden City, Texas advances ahead of time with several buildings already constructed.
Applied blockchain has entered into a five-year Energy Service Agreement (ESA) with an energy supplier Dickey County maintenance Ellendale, North Dakota on September 1, 2022. Available transmission capacity and excess wind generation, in addition to strong relationships with North Dakota Municipalities and contractors helping to build and operate the facility were key factors in the site selection.
“The community of Ellendale and representatives of North Dakota He has been fantastic to work with as we bring this next facility to life,” he said Applied blockchain Chairman and CEO Wes Cummins. “The fact that the new 180MW facility is located near a significant wind power capacity will allow it to be powered by renewable energy to further advance future high-performance computing solutions for global businesses and applications. The full capacity of this facility is already under contract, showing that we continue to have significant demand for our hosting services.”
In connection with the execution of ESA and groundbreaking Applied blockchain and Marathon Digital Inventory (Nasdaq: MARA) have jointly executed the option for an additional 70MW of hosting at the Ellendale Location. This brings the contracted capacity with Marathon to 276MW and the total contracted hosting capacity for the company to almost 500MW.
Around Applied blockchain
Applied Blockchain, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLD) designs, develops and operates nationwide next-generation data centers North America Providing cost-effective digital infrastructure solutions for the rapidly growing High Performance Computing (HPC) industry. The company has partnered with the biggest names in the industry to develop, deploy and scale its business. Visit www.appliedblockchaininc.com for more information. Follow us on Twitter at @APLDBlockchain.
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