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Data center campus · Toronto, Deuel County, South Dakota

Applied Digital Toronto campus

Withdrawn as of April 2, 2026

A proposed AI campus of about 430 MW near Toronto in Deuel County that Applied Digital set aside after the Legislature declined to grant data center tax breaks. Also known as: Applied Digital Deuel County data center.

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Power430MW reported · stated

Who is behind it

ProjectApplied Digital Toronto campusAlso: Applied Digital Deuel County data center
Developer and teamApplied Digital
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. An Applied Digital vice president told Searchlight the project does not make sense now and the company would let its Toronto land agreement lapse. (South Dakota Searchlight (via News From The States), April 2, 2026)

  2. KELOLAND reported the company said the Deuel County project was unlikely to go forward. (KELOLAND News, March 13, 2026)

  3. The House State Affairs Committee killed HB 1005, the 50-year data center sales tax exemption the company had sought, 9-3. (SDPB, Feb. 4, 2026)

  4. SDPB covered a Clear Lake legislative forum where residents formed a group opposing the project; the story said the project was expected to bring at least 1,000 jobs. (SDPB, Feb. 2, 2026)

  5. Searchlight put the proposal at 430 MW and $5 billion, with an estimated $5.5 million a year in property taxes for Deuel County and the Deubrook district. (South Dakota Searchlight, Jan. 30, 2026)

  6. South Dakota Searchlight reported the plan at about 150 MW initially, eventually up to about 400 MW, after a 2025 tax refund bill failed by one vote. (South Dakota Searchlight, June 16, 2025)

  7. SDPB reported Applied Digital was proposing a data center near Toronto and that a company executive said it was not viable without tax credits. (SDPB, May 27, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Searchlight reported the site is near Otter Tail Power transmission lines and a gas-fired plant at Astoria; no utility service agreement was found.
  • No county rezoning, permit or moratorium record for Deuel County was found.
  • The company said it could reconsider depending on the outcome of this year's elections and on power availability.

The full record

Status note
After lawmakers rejected sales tax incentives, the company said the project does not make sense for now and it would let its land agreement near Toronto lapse, though it might revisit South Dakota later.
Power note
South Dakota Searchlight reported 430 MW in January and April 2026; in June 2025 it reported about 150 MW at first, rising to about 400 MW.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.