{"id":205083,"date":"2026-04-23T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high-investment-grade-hyperscaler-tenant-at-delta-forge-1-a-430-mw-ai-factory-campus-applied-digital-corporation-apld\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:05:12","slug":"applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high-investment-grade-hyperscaler-tenant-at-delta-forge-1-a-430-mw-ai-factory-campus-applied-digital-corporation-apld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high-investment-grade-hyperscaler-tenant-at-delta-forge-1-a-430-mw-ai-factory-campus-applied-digital-corporation-apld\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Digital Announces New U.S. Based High Investment-Grade Hyperscaler Tenant at Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus :: Applied Digital Corporation (APLD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.applieddigital.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/149\/applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high\">Applied Digital Announces New U.S. Based High Investment-Grade Hyperscaler Tenant at Delta Forge 1, a 430 MW AI Factory Campus :: Applied Digital Corporation (APLD)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.applieddigital.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/149\/applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high\">https:\/\/ir.applieddigital.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/149\/applied-digital-announces-new-u-s-based-high<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-23 08:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"ir.applieddigital.com\">ir.applieddigital.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>New Hyperscaler Tenant Signed:<\/strong> Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) has entered into a lease agreement with a new high investment-grade U.S.-based hyperscaler tenant at its 430 MW AI Factory campus, Delta Forge 1.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Lease Agreement Value:<\/strong> The 15-year lease agreement is worth approximately $7.5 billion with a contracted value of over $23 billion, covering 300 megawatts of critical IT load.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Diversified Customer Base:<\/strong> This new tenant is Applied Digital&#8217;s third hyperscale tenant, expanding its customer base further and signifying more than 50% of total contracted revenue backed by investment-grade customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Operational Focus:<\/strong> The new agreement marks a significant step in the continued diversification of Applied Digital\u2019s customer base, emphasizing operational AI capacity at scale and long-term operational discipline as communicated by Wes Cummins, Chairman and CEO.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>New AI Factory Campus Details:<\/strong> Delta Forge 1 spans over 500 acres and is designed from the ground up to support large-scale AI workloads, incorporating high-density power delivery, advanced cooling, and disciplined operational design for consistent performance at scale. 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