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Meta AI Data Center in Sturgeon County

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada

Source: CIProud

Project
Planned

Meta plans to invest over US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta. This will be Meta's largest AI data center outside the United States. The facility will be powered by a 932-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant developed by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The data center will use a closed-loop cooling syst

Status
Prospective
Sector
Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CIProud

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The project “Meta AI Data Center in Sturgeon County” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CIProud.

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2026-07-22

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Meta plans to invest over US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta. This will be Meta's largest AI data center outside the United States. The facility will be powered by a 932-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant developed by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The data center will use a closed-loop cooling system that does not draw water from surrounding sources. Meta also plans to invest US$42 million in local infrastructure such as roads and water systems.

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Country

Canada

State

Alberta

City

Sturgeon County

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CIProud

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Natural Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center, Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2026-07-11

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