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Meta AI Data Centre Project in Sturgeon County

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Source: CTV News

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Meta plans to build a new AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. The project is expected to be Meta's first North American data centre outside the United States and will be powered by a new 970-megawatt power plant. The data centre is projected to use one gigawatt of power and will feature a closed-loop water design with water use subject to provincial approval.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CTV News

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The project “Meta AI Data Centre Project in Sturgeon County” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CTV News.

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Meta plans to build a new AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. The project is expected to be Meta's first North American data centre outside the United States and will be powered by a new 970-megawatt power plant. The data centre is projected to use one gigawatt of power and will feature a closed-loop water design with water use subject to provincial approval.

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Canada

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Alberta

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Edmonton

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

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2026-07-17

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