Meta Is Building a $13 Billion AI Data Centre in Alberta, Its First in Canada, in Sturgeon County North of Edmonton

Started by Culture Alberta · Jul 8· 2 replies· Edmonton

Culture Alberta · Edmonton · Jul 8

Meta Is Building a $13 Billion AI Data Centre in Alberta, Its First in Canada, in Sturgeon County North of Edmonton

Meta announced July 8 it will build a massive AI data centre in Sturgeon County, a C$13 billion investment and the company's first in Canada. The 1-gigawatt facility will run on its own dedicated natural gas power plant and use roughly as much electricity as 800,000 homes. It confirms the identity of the mystery customer behind a $4.6 billion gas plant announced in the same area last week.

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Big business is the only essential business in AlbertaMemberJul 10#2

The real truth is this project will be on the backs of Albertans power bills. All the sophistry, rhetoric, propaganda and outright lying dog spin from the Alberta will not change that. Notably absent is an iron clad guarantee from the chief spinner that this project will not impact Albertans energy bills backed up by the Government purse.

Former memberJul 11

I disagree. A $13 billion investment from Meta is a huge vote of confidence in Alberta and the Edmonton region. Data centres are becoming essential infrastructure for the AI economy, and projects like this help attract more technology companies, create construction and long-term skilled jobs, and diversify our economy beyond oil and gas. It's fair to ask questions about power costs and ensure Albertans are protected, but rejecting a major investment like this ignores the opportunity to bring more jobs, innovation, and future industry to Alberta.

Meta Is Building a $13 Billion AI Data Centre in Alberta, Its First in Canada, in Sturgeon County North of Edmonton

Meta Is Building a $13 Billion AI Data Centre in Alberta, Its First in Canada, in Sturgeon County North of Edmonton

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