Data District Olds
A modest grid-fed AI facility in the town that turned down a 1 GW proposal.
Electrical demand
55 MW
$1.26B Phase 1 across Olds, Calgary, Edmonton and Bonnyville in the provincial inventory
Capital cost
$1.3 billion
per provincial inventory
Operator
Technologies New Energy & Data District
AI / high-performance computing
Last verified
September 22, 2026
Primary-source record
What we know
- Power
- Grid connection. FortisAlberta distribution grid.
- Timeline
- Proposed.
- In perspective
- Enough for ~66,935 homes · 0.4% of Alberta's record peak · 0× Calgary's average draw
Government of Alberta inventory
How the province lists this project in its Major Projects Inventory, refreshed daily.
- Listed as:
- Technologies New Energy & Data District Data Centres (Phase 1)
- Stage:
- Proposed
- Cost:
- $1.3 billion
- Schedule:
- 2026
- Developer:
- Technologies New Energy (TNE) and Data District Inc.
Data District Olds — questions people ask
Where is Data District Olds?+
Data District Olds is in Olds, in the Central Alberta of Alberta. Its status as of September 22, 2026 is proposed.
How much power will Data District Olds use?+
Data District Olds is planned at 55 MW of electrical demand ($1.26B Phase 1 across Olds, Calgary, Edmonton and Bonnyville in the provincial inventory). Running continuously, that is enough electricity for roughly 66,935 Alberta homes, or 0.4% of the province's all-time record peak demand of 12,384 MW.
Who is building Data District Olds and how will it be powered?+
Technologies New Energy & Data District (listed by the province as Technologies New Energy (TNE) and Data District Inc.). Power: grid connection. FortisAlberta distribution grid.