ProposedChestermere · Calgary Region

Beacon Chestermere AI Hub

Beacon campus on Calgary’s eastern edge.

Electrical demand

400 MW

Grid connection

Capital cost

Not published

as announced

Operator

Beacon AI Centers

AI / high-performance computing

Last verified

September 22, 2026

Primary-source record

What we know

Power: Grid connection. Grid supply with a transmission extension.
Timeline: Proposed.
In perspective: Enough for ~486,800 homes · 3.2% of Alberta's record peak · 0.3× Calgary's average draw

Beacon Chestermere AI Hub — questions people ask

Where is Beacon Chestermere AI Hub?+

Beacon Chestermere AI Hub is in Chestermere, in the Calgary region of Alberta. Its status as of September 22, 2026 is proposed.

How much power will Beacon Chestermere AI Hub use?+

Beacon Chestermere AI Hub is planned at 400 MW of electrical demand. Running continuously, that is enough electricity for roughly 486,800 Alberta homes, or 3.2% of the province's all-time record peak demand of 12,384 MW.

Who is building Beacon Chestermere AI Hub and how will it be powered?+

Beacon AI Centers. Power: grid connection. Grid supply with a transmission extension.