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Data center developments and previewing the NDGOP convention • North Dakota Monitor [1]

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Date: 2026-03 

As the Applied Digital data center at Harwood takes shape, a new powerline and substation is needed to provide the electricity the AI-factory will need.

North Dakota Monitor deputy editor Jeff Beach talks to Craig Blumenshine, producer and host of Prairie Public’s Main Street, about his latest reporting on the Applied Digital project. A public hearing on the $75 million power system upgrades, which Applied Digital would pay for, is coming up April 2 in Fargo.

Meanwhile, the company is looking for other sites to build in North Dakota, including Oliver County northwest of Bismarck.

Also, North Dakota Monitor editor Amy Dalrymple previews the upcoming North Dakota Republican Party state convention, which all statewide incumbents are boycotting this year.

Transcript

Data center developer looks west, backs power upgrades near Fargo

AI driving data center demand at accelerating pace

North Dakota town serves as an example of the promise and perils of data centers for South Dakota

North Dakota Republican incumbents make ‘unprecedented’ move to skip state convention

North Dakota Republicans on the fence about state convention amid party’s shift to the right

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