{"id":124264,"date":"2026-07-10T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/124264\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:47:08","slug":"meta-to-build-c13bn-data-centre-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/124264\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta to build C$13bn data centre in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A render of the 1GW data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta (Meta)<\/p>\n

\nA joint venture of Clark Builders and PCL Construction has broken ground on a C$13bn, 1GW data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, the company\u2019s first in Canada.\n<\/p>\n

Meta also pledged to spend C$60m on local projects including roads and water infrastructure.<\/p>\n

At peak construction, 3,000 workers will be onsite building the facility at an industrial park. 300 people will work there when it\u2019s operating.<\/p>\n

Meta said it would generate $250m a year for Albertans through royalties, taxes, levies and fees.<\/p>\n

It will also become \u201cwater positive\u201d in 2030, Meta claimed, meaning it will restore more water to local watersheds than it consumes.<\/p>\n

In Alberta, Meta says it is conserving 200 acres of grasslands, trees and wetlands within the North Saskatchewan River watershed. The data centre has been designed to employ a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with dry cooling, meaning there is no operational water use in the cooling system.<\/p>\n

Residents living near Meta data centres in Georgia have previously complained<\/a> about disruption to the water supply.<\/p>\n

In the first quarter of 2026, at least 75 data centre projects together worth approximately $130bn were disrupted by local opposition, according<\/a> to Data Centre Watch.<\/p>\n

The Sturgeon Data Centre will be powered through a combination of grid-connected electricity and on-site natural gas. The Alberta Electric System Operator estimated that 1,200MW could be allocated for data centres without compromising the grid.<\/p>\n

Danielle Smith, Alberta\u2019s premier, said<\/a>: \u201cArtificial intelligence is transforming the global economy, and Alberta is making sure we lead rather than follow. We created the right conditions to attract world-leading investments while protecting the interests of Albertans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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