This canonical record consolidates 12 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Applied Digital Corporation |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Rapides Parish, LA |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | parcel or bounded site |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 756 MW |
| Aliases | Applied Digital "Delta Forge 1" |
| Project profile | 8 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 4 rows |
Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: APLD) owns and will operate the Delta Forge 1 campus, developed in coordination with Cleco and the England Authority.
Key data: Applied Digital Corporation
Limitation: Applied Digital's own press release page returned no content on fetch; tenant not named.
Cleco supplies the campus with roughly 430 MW of utility capacity supporting ~300 MW of IT load, and is building a 756 MW gas plant for the project; the ~370 MW Tenaska Frontier facility is also tied to the buildout.
Key data: Cleco (~430 MW utility / 300 MW IT); new 756 MW Cleco gas plant; Tenaska Frontier ~370 MW
Limitation: No LPSC docket number for the Cleco generation/ESA located in fetched sources.
The facility is described as using closed-loop cooling; no water utility, well source or volume was published in fetched sources.
Key data: Closed-loop cooling; supplier NOT_FOUND
Limitation: Louisiana has no state water-withdrawal permitting program, so no permit record exists to verify supply.
The site lies within the England Economic & Industrial Development District (England Authority), specifically England District Subdistrict No. 4, with Rapides Parish as the local government, Cleco as regulated utility under the LPSC, and LED providing state incentives.
Key data: England Authority / England District Subdistrict No. 4; Rapides Parish; LPSC; LED
Limitation: Parish zoning role limited; no municipal jurisdiction (outside Boyce town limits).
NOT_FOUND for a named planner. Land-use control runs through the England Authority subdistrict and Rapides Parish; no parish planning staff member or England Authority planning contact was published in the fetched sources.
Key data: England Authority / Rapides Parish (bodies only)
Limitation: England Authority staff directory not retrieved.
Regional economic development is led by Louisiana Central (CLEDA) with its CEO named; Cleco's economic development arm and LED are also involved.
Key data: Chris Masingill, CEO, Louisiana Central (CLEDA); Cleco Economic Development; LED
Limitation: No direct phone/email published.
NOT_FOUND for a project-specific contact. Applied Digital's investor-relations press release page returned no content on fetch, and no community-relations email or phone was published in the accessible coverage; Cleco's economic development site is the closest public channel.
Limitation: IR page fetch returned no content.
The campus sits directly on the I-49 corridor near Boyce adjacent to existing Cleco generation facilities, with a new 756 MW gas plant and substation infrastructure being built to serve it, inside an established industrial district.
Key data: I-49 frontage; adjacent Cleco generation; new 756 MW plant
Limitation: Transmission voltages, water lines and fiber routes not documented.
Applied Digital estimated 866,000 gallons per building for the initial closed-loop fill (just over 1.7 million gallons for two buildings), with committed routine use of 1,200–4,800 gallons per day and a 50 gallons-per-minute withdrawal limit, at 430 MW total power and 300 MW critical IT load across 672.52 allotted acres.
Key data: 866,000 gal/building initial fill; 1,200–4,800 gal/day routine; 50 gpm limit
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Aggregator compiling LDEQ records; primary LDEQ permit document not retrieved
No organized opposition group was identified, but the project drew dust complaints and an LDEQ citation on May 27 for failure to control particulate emissions. Local habitat advocates have circulated concerns about the conversion of about 300 acres of farmland.
Key data: LDEQ citation 2026-05-27 for failure to control particulate emissions; dust complaints
Status date: 2026-05-27
Limitation: Citation reported via aggregator citing KALB; LDEQ enforcement document not retrieved
The campus occupies roughly 300 of 672.52 allotted acres for the initial two-building plan. Habitat advocates characterize the site as 300 acres of farmland.
Key data: ~300 acres developed of 672.52 allotted
Status date: 2026
Limitation: The farmland characterization comes from an advocacy social post, not a land-use record; treat as DISCOVERY_LEAD
The $3.6 billion, 300 MW critical-load campus qualifies for the Act 730 (2024) state and local sales and use tax exemption for data centers, and projects 200 full-time jobs at 150% of the state average wage, 1,000 construction jobs and 218 indirect jobs. Site work began January 2026 with operations targeted for mid-2027.
Key data: $3.6B investment; Act 730 state+local sales/use tax exemption; 200 FTE at 150% of state average wage
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Economic-development announcement; foregone tax value not quantified