Applied Digital sites its $3.2B, 210 MW Delta Forge 2 campus in Alabama
The 1,300-acre site near Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County will serve an unnamed investment-grade hyperscaler, with operations starting in 2028. Applied Digital committed $270M in community benefits over 20 years. Its five campuses now total 1.4 GW of critical IT load.
Why it matters
Buildouts are moving into the Southeast, and community benefit packages are becoming a standard part of approvals.
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