$APPLIED DIGITAL CORP(APLD)$ will likely never name the hyperscaler publicly because of the fear of community opposition. Naming one of the big high profile hyperscalers tends to draw opposition from outside the local community, turning the datacenter into a statewide or national political issue, similar to what happened with $NEBIUS(NBIS)$ in Vineland. It did pass the planning board there, but it was very controversial and the opposition dragged down the stock price for a bit. It could have failed, which would have been a big blow to the stock. Because of that opposition, $NEBIUS(NBIS)$ had to radically change the project, including the power source from turbines to $Bloom Energy Corp(BE)$ fuel cells.
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