ProposedFoothills County · Calgary Region

Beacon Foothills AI Hub

Beacon campus south of Calgary.

Electrical demand

400 MW

On-site natural gas

Capital cost

$4 billion

as announced

Operator

Beacon AI Centers

AI / high-performance computing

Last verified

September 22, 2026

Primary-source record

What we know

Power: On-site natural gas. 400 MW of on-site generation proposed.
Timeline: Proposed.
In perspective: Enough for ~486,800 homes · 3.2% of Alberta's record peak · 0.3× Calgary's average draw

Beacon Foothills AI Hub — questions people ask

Where is Beacon Foothills AI Hub?+

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

How much power will Beacon Foothills AI Hub use?+

Beacon Foothills 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 Foothills AI Hub and how will it be powered?+

Beacon AI Centers. Power: on-site natural gas. 400 MW of on-site generation proposed.