Core Scientific Grand Forks data center
A 100 MW Core Scientific site in Grand Forks, opened in 2021 for bitcoin mining and hosting and now offered as high-density AI capacity.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Core Scientific's quarterly report still counted one North Dakota facility among its 11 data centers. (Core Scientific, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q), July 28, 2026)
Core Scientific's investor deck showed about 70 MW of leasable power at Grand Forks, not yet contracted. (Core Scientific, Inc. (SEC Form 8-K exhibit), May 6, 2026)
Core Scientific's site page described Grand Forks as a 100 MW, 20-acre, 90,000 sq ft high-density data center ready for AI workloads. (Core Scientific, April 16, 2026)
Core Scientific's annual report listed Grand Forks with 100 MW of gross utility capacity from Nodak Electric Cooperative and described the North Dakota site as leased. (Core Scientific, Inc. (SEC Form 10-K), March 2, 2026)
Core Scientific announced its Grand Forks site in the city's industrial park, and the Grand Forks Growth Fund approved a $269,000 loan for the mining and colocation data center, with investment put at more than $100 million. (Data Center Dynamics, May 26, 2021; Grand Forks Herald, May 5, 2021)
Conflicts and open questions
- Coordinates approximate, placed at the reported street address area in south Grand Forks; not geocoded to the parcel.
- Crypto-mining (bitcoin) facility in origin; whether self-mining or hosting continues at Grand Forks specifically was not stated in opened filings.
- Opening date not confirmed in an opened primary record; 2021 is from the loan and announcement reports.
The full record
- Status note
- Listed among Core Scientific's 11 facilities as of June 30, 2026; the company markets about 70 MW there as leasable for AI/HPC customers.
- Power note
- 100 MW is gross utility capacity from Nodak Electric Cooperative (10-K, 2025); Core Scientific listed about 70 MW as customer-leasable in May 2026.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)