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Anissa Gardizy @ The Information 1 place · 05/10/2025 13:00 EDT

Why an AI Data Center on the Prairie Is Sitting Empty

For a town with a population of just over 1,000, a Bible college and a quaint main street, there’s an unusual amount of bustle in Ellendale, N.D. A housing project with 20 homes is going up, along with a 38-unit apartment complex. Even a new pickleball court just opened.

All of the developments are meant to support an anticipated influx of people to help operate a 300,000-square-foot data center that will eventually power the latest artificial intelligence models. There’s just one problem: The company behi

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