Meta to build C$13 billion AI data center in Alberta
Meta will invest C$13 billion to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, its first facility in Canada and its 33rd globally. The center is expected to use electricity roughly equivalent to 800,000 homes and will employ closed-loop liquid cooling to limit water use, reportedly using less water than a typical golf course. Meta plans to offset power needs with clean and renewable projects, while a long-term agreement with Pembina Pipeline ties the build to the planned Greenlight natural gas plant, which is expected to start in late 2030 and require about 150 million cubic feet of gas per day.
Meta will build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Alberta.
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AI models need much more computing power than older systems. Meta has already committed large sums to build AI infrastructure, especially in the United States. Next steps could include the Greenlight power plant and renewable projects to…
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