Meta data centre in Alberta to start operating before neighbouring power plant

Meta data centre in Alberta to start up ahead of adjacent Greenlight power plant

META's new data centre, being built north of Edmonton, will be allowed to connect to Alberta's electrical grid before its new natural gas-fired power plant is ready

Meta to build its largest data centre outside the U.S. in Alberta

Meta is set to open its first data centre in Canada, which will also be its largest outside of the U.S. At an event in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith and Meta’s vice-president of Data Centres, Gary Demasi, confirmed that the new facility is being constructed in Sturgeon County, which is northeast of Edmonton. A projected []

Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton

Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton

Meta to build C$13 billion Alberta data centre, its first in Canada

Meta will build its first data centre in Canada, a 1-gigawatt campus in central Alberta that the company values at C13 billion (about US9 billion), extending the same relentless build-out that produced its 200 billion Hyperion campus in Louisiana. The facility will rise in Sturgeon County, northeast of Edmonton, and become the company’s 33rd data centre [] This story continues at The Next Web

Chevron to fuel massive Microsoft data center in Texas with natural gas

Chevron will fuel a massive Microsoft data center in West Texas with natural gas under a 20-year agreement, the oil major announced Monday. The data center, called Project Kilby, is expected to consume nearly 2.7 gigawatts of electricity, which is equivalent to about 2 million homes. A majority of the electricity will come from large []...Click to read more

Danielle Smith announces new power-plant for AI data centre

Alberta’s premier claims it’ll probably reduce electricity costs; don’t count on that, though, says the Pembina Institute. The post Danielle Smith announces new power-plant for AI data centre appeared first on rabble.ca.

Central Ohio Data Center Will Have Its Own Power Plant

THE CENTER SQUARE—An Ohio state board has approved a natural gas-powered electric generation plant in Licking County to serve a data center, saying taxpayers and ratepayers won’t pay for power at the center. The power will be consumed by Sidecat, LLC, an affiliate of Meta Platforms, Inc., according to a news release by the Ohio...

Meta Is Building Its First Canadian Data Centre in Alberta. It’s a $13 Billion Bet.

Meta has officially announced plans to construct its first Canadian data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, backed by an investment exceeding 13 billion. This project is being touted as one of the largest private-sector investments in Canadian history. Construction of the facility is projected to create more than 3,000 jobs, with an additional 300 permanent [] The post Meta Is Building Its First Canadian Data Centre in Alberta. It’s a 13 Billion Bet. first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

Data centres could help stabilise New Zealand’s power grid, Schneider Electric boss says

Data centres could help stabilise New Zealand’s power grid, Schneider Electric boss says

Keeping cool: How Meta plans to cut down on water use at its Alberta data centre

The data centre in Sturgeon County, like other hyperscale proposals in Canada, is to use what's known as a closed-loop cooling system to keep servers from overheating. That differs from an evaporative cooling system, which requires enormous amounts of cool water that is not reused.

Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases

Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas. Experts warn they will emit significant pollution that could harm the health of communities nearby.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) And Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Sign 20-Year Power Deal To Build Natural Gas Plant For AI Data Center

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have announced a 20-year power purchase agreement to construct a dedicated natural gas-fired power plant in West Texas. The project, named Project Kilby, is situated on more than 2,000 acres in Reeves County near the city of Pecos, deep in the Permian Basin. The plant is designed to [] The post Chevron (NYSE: CVX) And Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Sign 20-Year Power Deal To Build Natural Gas Plant For AI Data Center appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Talen Energy: A Good Bet On Direct Data Centers Energy

Talen Energy: A Good Bet On Direct Data Centers Energy

Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada

CALGARY — The tech behemoth behind Facebook and Instagram says it plans to make Alberta home to its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, and its largest outside the United States. Meta announced Wednesday that the 13-billion-plus project is to be built in Sturgeon County, in the Industrial Heartland region north of Edmonton. The [] The post Meta to build 13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Chevron Strikes Power Deal With Microsoft for West Texas AI Data Center

The 2.7-gigawatt project will have its own on-site power plant fueled by Chevron’s local natural-gas production.

Meta to build first data center in Canada in expansion of global fleet

The Sturgeon County, Alberta-based data center will be Meta's largest outside the U.S.

Chevron strikes agreement with Microsoft to power Texas data center with natural gas

Chevron struck a 20-year agreement with Microsoft on Monday to power a massive West Texas data center with natural gas. The data center development, otherwise known as Project Kilby, is set to start receiving power in 2028. Construction in Reeves County has not started yet. Chevron, one of the largest U.S. oil companies, expects to []

Alberta’s AI data centre dreams run into global shortage of gas turbines

Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s 100-billion ambitions

The new pipeline push in Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been front and centre of two pipeline proposal announcements in the past week. First, she and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new southern route for the proposed West Coast pipeline on Thursday. Just a few days later, on Monday, she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a proposal for a new 3,300-kilometre pipeline that would carry crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Sarnia, Ontario. Emma Graney is the Globe’s energy reporter. She’s on the show to explain these two proposed projects, how likely it is they’ll be constructed, and what all this says about changing sentiments around pipelines in Canada. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Canada's Alberta seals $13B data center deal with Meta

Meta plans to build its first Canadian data center in Alberta, with provincial government saying project will create thousands of jobs, boost annual revenue

Nova Scotia clears bidders for first offshore wind auction

Nova Scotia has taken a step closer to launching Canada’s first offshore wind farms after regulators released the names of companies qualified to bid for seabed licences. The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator released the names of five companies and two groups that passed a pre-qualification process that ran from October 2025 through January this

Dutch gov't relaxes rules for killing wolves without parliamentary approval

From this week, provinces can start issuing culling permits for problem wolves, and private individuals like farmers are allowed to deter the animals using lights and noise.

“Just Unplug It”: Woman Questions Why Residents Must Conserve Water While Data Centers Continue Operating

As demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence grows, data centers are expanding across the country, and in order to keep these centers running, they rely on massive amounts of electricity and water. The electricity is for the obvious, but the water helps with cooling because of the high amounts of heat these centers generate, Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “Just Unplug It”: Woman Questions Why Residents Must Conserve Water While Data Centers Continue Operating appeared first on The Daily Dot.

The century-old device choking the world’s AI push

Surging data centre power demands are intensifying pressure on transformer supply chains

Chevron is fueling a massive Microsoft AI data center in Texas with natural gas

Project Kilby, a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas plant in Reeves County, could be among the largest co-located power and data center developments in the U.S.

Sialkot E-Khidmat center opens domicile service for all tehsils

Sialkot E-Khidmat center opens domicile service for all tehsils

JAY GOLDBERG: Politicians should be embracing AI data centres

Ontario, with plenty of zero-emission electricity, is exactly the kind of place where AI data centres should be constructed.

Energy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat Wave

The department gave a major grid manager the green light to require data centers to rely on backup power.

Breaking Ground on Meta’s First Data Center in Canada

We’re breaking ground on a new 1GW, AI-optimized data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta — our first data center in Canada and 33rd in our global fleet. The post Breaking Ground on Meta’s First Data Center in Canada appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

‘Data center capital’ of the Midwest expands as Pritzker calls for regulations – NBC5 (Chicago)

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said 20 data centers are currently operating, with five more under construction. He said the data centers generated 26 million in revenue to the village last year alone. In some years, the windfall is so high that the town issues 200 gift cards to residents as tax rebates.

India estimates 300 GW power demand next year, backs local clean-energy manufacturing

Focus on domestic clean energy supply chains amid rising data centre, AI and EV-driven needs

Meta to Build C$13 Billion AI Data Centre in Alberta, Its First in Canada

Meta announced plans to build a C13 billion AI data centre north of Edmonton, Alberta — its largest outside the US and its first in Canada. The announcement omits a timeline, power source, and land rights details, leaving the core question of whether the facility gets built unanswered.

Business : TNB Supplies Power To 36 Data Centres Through 1Q 2026 - PETRA

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has supplied electricity to 36 operating data centres with a planned supply capacity of around 4.5 gigawatts (GW) through the first quarter (1Q) of 2026, according to the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA).

Durham County to vote on 12-month pause for data center development

Another municipality in our area is considering a pause on data centers. Monday night, Durham County commissioners will consider a 12-month moratorium.

New Report, Photos Make Urgent Case for Data Center Moratorium In New Mexico 

Data Centers in New Mexico could massively impact air and water quality, climate The post New Report, Photos Make Urgent Case for Data Center Moratorium In New Mexico appeared first on Food Water Watch.

Mobile health clinics established in wake of Boyle Heights warehouse fire 

Multiple mobile community health clinics have been established near Boyle Heights in the wake of the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire. KTLA's Chip Yost reports. (July 1, 2026) Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective

By Jess Ward, Leah Vukmir.

Ottawa spends $26 million on clean energy projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan

The federal government is spending more than 26 million on 17 clean energy projects across Alberta and Saskatchewan, saying the funding will help modernize energy infrastructure, reduce emissions and strengthen Canada's long-term energy security.