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

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Meta plans to build its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The $13 billion project will cover nearly 270,000 square metres and be powered by a natural gas-fired plant built by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The data centre will use a closed-loop water cooling system to minimize water usage and aims to create 3,000 construction jo

Status: Prospective
Sector: Natural Gas, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Water Supply and Storage
Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Design Engineering Magazine

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

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Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta plans to build its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The $13 billion project will cover nearly 270,000 square metres and be powered by a natural gas-fired plant built by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The data centre will use a closed-loop water cooling system to minimize water usage and aims to create 3,000 construction jobs and 300 operational jobs, generating $250 million annually in local benefits.
Original sector	Electronics
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Country	Canada
State	Alberta
City	Sturgeon County

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Source	Design Engineering Magazine
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Record type	Project
Sector	Natural Gas, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Water Supply and Storage
Article published date	2026-07-13

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