What is the latest status of the project “Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta”?

The status recorded for “Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta” is planned.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta” to USD 9676290000.

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Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta

Sector: Data Center • Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada

Source: EnergyNow

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Meta is investing over $13 billion CAD to build a 2.9-million-square-foot AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton, Alberta. This will be Meta's first data centre in Canada and its largest outside the United States, designed to support artificial intelligence with 1-gigawatt capacity. The project includes investments in local infrastructure and commitments to renewable energy and water

Status: Prospective
Sector: Data Center, Water Supply and Storage
Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: EnergyNow

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

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Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta is investing over $13 billion CAD to build a 2.9-million-square-foot AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton, Alberta. This will be Meta's first data centre in Canada and its largest outside the United States, designed to support artificial intelligence with 1-gigawatt capacity. The project includes investments in local infrastructure and commitments to renewable energy and water conservation.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	Canada
State	Alberta
City	Sturgeon County

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Sector	Data Center, Water Supply and Storage
Article published date	2026-07-11

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