Meta makes historic investment in Alberta

Alberta’s government announced that Meta’s planned Alberta data centre will be grid-connected and able to tap other suppliers before the Greenlight Electricity Centre starts up in 2030, enabling faster development. The province highlighted that enabling the grid connection was crucial for Meta’s speed to market, with a long-term power contract and…

Alberta’s government promotes Meta’s $13B data centre project in Sturgeon County as a major development for the province’s AI and power corridor, highlighting job creation, fiscal benefits, and infrastructure improvements. Officials say the project will be built with regulatory clarity to protect Albertans’ interests, with the government noting the…

The article reports that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith attended an announcement where Meta said it would invest more than $13 billion to build a one-gigawatt AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. It notes the project is expected to create thousands of construction jobs, hundreds of permanent positions, and generate substantial tax and…

Capital Power announced that it will supply 250 megawatts of electricity to Meta’s new data centre near Edmonton, starting in the second half of 2028, under a contract longer than 10 years. The article notes the Alberta government’s efforts to attract data centres and the accompanying debate in Rocky View County, where a moratorium on new data center…

Danielle Smith announced that Meta will build a $13 billion data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, which is described as the largest data centre in Canada. The project is characterized in the article as a “digital refinery” powered by a natural gas plant, with contrast drawn to broader discussions of digital sovereignty and Alberta’s resource economy.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reassured callers on a July 11 radio show that Meta’s planned data centre will not raise utility bills or strain the province’s water supply, and that the project will be powered initially by surplus energy with a Greenlight Electricity Centre (a natural gas-fired plant) expected to start in 2030. She said the data centre…

Premier Danielle Smith defended Meta/Facebook’s $13-billion Alberta data center plan, touting it as beneficial for the province and stating it could lower transmission charges and generate at least $250 million in annual tax revenue. The government and Meta emphasize collaboration with utilities to avoid impacting ratepayers, with Meta highlighting a…

The article reports that Premier Danielle Smith defended Meta/Facebook’s $13-billion Alberta data centre project, supported by her “concierge team” after a Pembina Institute critique. It notes Smith’s claim that the project will not raise power prices and will reduce transmission charges, potentially bring in at least $250 million in annual tax revenue,…