What we know
- Power
- Grid + on-site generation. 930 MW of natural gas generation with a small grid connection.
- Timeline
- Proposed; provincial inventory lists a 2030 completion.
- In perspective
- Enough for ~1,131,810 homes · 7.5% of Alberta's record peak · 0.8× Calgary's average draw
Government of Alberta inventory
How the province lists this project in its Major Projects Inventory, refreshed daily.
- Listed as:
- Malachite One Data Centre
- Stage:
- Proposed
- Cost:
- $20 billion
- Schedule:
- 2030
- Developer:
- Emerald Energy Technologies Corp
Malachite One Data Centre — questions people ask
Where is Malachite One Data Centre?+
Malachite One Data Centre is in Yellowhead County, in the Central Alberta of Alberta. Its status as of September 22, 2026 is proposed.
How much power will Malachite One Data Centre use?+
Malachite One Data Centre is planned at 930 MW of electrical demand (930 MW on-site generation plus a 74.9 MW grid tie). Running continuously, that is enough electricity for roughly 1,131,810 Alberta homes, or 7.5% of the province's all-time record peak demand of 12,384 MW.
Who is building Malachite One Data Centre and how will it be powered?+
Emerald Energy Technologies (listed by the province as Emerald Energy Technologies Corp). Power: grid + on-site generation. 930 MW of natural gas generation with a small grid connection.