This record consolidates 15 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Applied Digital Corporation |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Boyce, LA |
| Address | James Rd & LA-121 (site vicinity per Data Center Map); England Economic & Industrial Development District |
| Location precision | locality centroid |
| Coordinates | Not published; no coordinate inferred |
| Capacity | 430 MW |
| Aliases | Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 · Delta Forge campus, England Airpark · Delta Forge · APLD Rapides Parish AI factory · Applied Digital Central Louisiana campus |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
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| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 0 rows |
430 MW is total utility power and 300 MW is critical IT load per the company's own release; the 756 MW figure is Cleco generation capacity and is NOT IT load. Acreage conflicts: ~300 acres (LED) vs >500 acres (company release) vs ~672 acres (Data Center Map 'Project Lightning' listing). Investment conflicts: $3.6B (LED) vs 'now-$7 billion' / $7.2B PILOT framing in local reporting.
Key data: Cleco Power LLC
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
Developer: Applied Digital Corporation | Permit applicant: APLD ALX-1 LLC (entity named on Data Center Map listing for the Boyce site) | County: Rapides Parish | Research region: Central Louisiana | Tenants/customers: Unnamed U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler (15-year lease, 300 MW critical IT, ~$7.5B contracted value)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
Applied Digital announced a 15-year lease for 300 MW of critical IT capacity with an unnamed U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler, approximately $7.5B of contracted value.
Key data: 15-yr lease; ~$7.5B contracted value
Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13
Status date: 2026-04-23
Limitation: Tenant not named.
Key data: Utility: Cleco Power LLC | Gross MW: 430 | IT load MW: 300
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
Cleco announced it will power the data center planned for Rapides Parish; trade reporting describes a 756 MW natural gas plant Cleco will construct to serve the campus.
Key data: 756 MW gas plant (generation)
Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13
Status date: 2026-05-26
Limitation: 756 MW is generation capacity, not IT load.
Key data: Cooling: Closed-loop / waterless cooling per LED announcement
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
Key data: Jurisdictions: England Economic & Industrial Development District | Rapides Parish | State of Louisiana | Tax incentives: Act 730 data center sales-and-use tax exemption | PILOT term sheet approved by England Authority in April 2026
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
The England Economic & Industrial Development District approved PILOT term sheet terms for the Applied Digital project, described in local coverage as a now-$7 billion / $7.2 billion project.
Key data: PILOT terms approved
Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13
Status date: 2026-04-27
Limitation: Video item; term sheet document not retrieved.
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Cleco plans a 756 MW natural gas plant to serve the campus (DataCenterDynamics)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09
Applied Digital breaks ground on Delta Forge 1 (430 MW total utility power, up to 300 MW critical IT)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-01-22
Applied Digital announces 15-year, 300 MW critical IT lease with a U.S. investment-grade hyperscaler
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-04-23
England Authority approves PILOT terms for the project
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-04-27
Cleco announces it will power the Rapides Parish data center
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-05-26
Applied Digital broke ground on Delta Forge 1, described as a 430 MW AI factory campus with up to 300 MW of critical IT load across two 150 MW facilities on more than 500 acres, with initial operations expected mid-2027.
Key data: 430 MW total; 300 MW critical IT
Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13
Status date: 2026-01-22
Limitation: Company release.
LED announced the $3.6 billion Applied Digital AI factory campus in Rapides Parish/Boyce with 200 direct jobs at 150% of the state average wage, more than 1,000 construction jobs, Cleco power and closed-loop waterless cooling.
Key data: $3.6B; 200 direct jobs
Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13
Status date: 2025-12
Limitation: Investment figure conflicts with later $7B/$7.2B PILOT framing.