Major investment in new electricity generation: Joint statement

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a 932-megawatt natural gas plant built to serve a data centre, is moving forward with Pembina Pipeline Corp. and partners, boosting the province’s ability to support large-scale data centre power needs. She credited the November energy accord between Ottawa and Alberta for…

Capital Power Corp. announced it will supply 250 megawatts of electricity from its Alberta operations to Meta’s new data centre near Edmonton, with power starting in the second half of 2028 under a contract longer than 10 years. The Alberta government is aiming to attract more data centres to boost investment and natural gas demand, while some local…

Meta announced it will build a C$13 billion, 1-gigawatt data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, as its first Canadian project and the company’s 33rd data centre globally, with full funding for new generation and grid infrastructure. The Alberta government, including Premier Danielle Smith, participated in the announcement as part of efforts to attract…

The Alberta government highlighted Meta’s plan to build a massive data centre campus north of Edmonton, describing it as a landmark, gigawatt-scale investment and a vote of confidence in Alberta’s ability to host large-scale data infrastructure. The announcement notes the project will involve about 2.9 million square feet of facilities, up to 1,800 MW of…

The Greenlight Electricity Centre, a $4.6-billion project northeast of Edmonton, has received a final investment decision from Pembina Pipeline Corp. and partners to generate 932 megawatts of power for a data centre customer, with the facility expected to be operational by the second half of 2030. The project is led by Pembina, Morgan Stanley…

The article reports that Pembina Pipeline Corp., with Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management, has given a final investment decision to build the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a $4.6-billion project northeast of Edmonton generating 932 megawatts to serve a data centre customer. It notes regulatory approvals completed,…

Meta’s investment in Alberta includes building its first Canadian data centre with more than $13 billion in private funding, creating thousands of jobs and generating provincial revenue. The plan also involves on-site natural gas generation to improve grid reliability, a data-centre levy to offset taxes, and up to a six percent reduction in transmission…

Pembina Pipeline, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, and Kineticor announce a positive final investment decision for the Greenlight Electricity Centre (GLEC), a 932 MW gas-fired power plant in Alberta to serve a major data centre project. The project, with an estimated total cost near $4.6 billion and Pembina’s net investment around $2.1 billion,…