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

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

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

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Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County

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

Source: iPolitics

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Meta is building a one-gigawatt, nearly 270,000-square-metre artificial intelligence data centre powered by a natural gas-fired plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The project involves a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. and aims to use less water annually than a typical Alberta golf course due to a closed-loop cooling system.

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

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

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Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Meta is building a one-gigawatt, nearly 270,000-square-metre artificial intelligence data centre powered by a natural gas-fired plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The project involves a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. and aims to use less water annually than a typical Alberta golf course due to a closed-loop cooling system.
Original sector	Energy and Technology
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Country	Canada
State	Alberta
City	Sturgeon County

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Sector	Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Natural Gas, Water Supply and Storage, Commercial
Article published date	2026-07-12

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