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.

What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County”?

Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County” to USD 13000000000.

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This Taiyo project page references Castanet along with the original URL (https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/623800/Meta-to-build-13B-data-centre-north-of-Edmonton-its-first-in-Canada). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Meta AI Data Centre in Sturgeon County

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Source: Castanet

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Meta plans to build its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, located in Sturgeon County north of Edmonton. The $13 billion project will be the largest data centre outside the United States for Meta, featuring a one-gigawatt capacity powered by a natural gas-fired plant built by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The project includes a closed-loop water cooling system and

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

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

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Taiyo status	Prospective
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 north of Edmonton. The $13 billion project will be the largest data centre outside the United States for Meta, featuring a one-gigawatt capacity powered by a natural gas-fired plant built by a consortium including Pembina Pipeline Ltd. The project includes a closed-loop water cooling system and a $60 million investment in local infrastructure improvements.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	Canada
State	Alberta
City	Edmonton

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Record type	Project
Sector	Natural Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Data Center, Water Supply and Storage
Article published date	2026-07-11

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