Meta AI Data Centre Project in Sturgeon County
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Source: CTV News
Meta is planning to build a new AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. The project is anticipated to cover an area larger than Vancouver's Stanley Park and will be powered by a new 970-megawatt power plant. The data centre is projected to use one gigawatt of power, raising environmental and energy consumption concerns. The Alberta government states the data centre will have a closed
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Government, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CTV News
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Description | Meta is planning to build a new AI data centre in Sturgeon County, north of Edmonton. The project is anticipated to cover an area larger than Vancouver's Stanley Park and will be powered by a new 970-megawatt power plant. The data centre is projected to use one gigawatt of power, raising environmental and energy consumption concerns. The Alberta government states the data centre will have a closed-loop water design and will comply with the provincial Water Act. Meta will also publicly disclose all its energy use online and cover all water and wastewater service costs. |
Original sector | Technology |
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Location
Country | Canada |
State | Alberta |
City | Edmonton |
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Source | CTV News |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Government, Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-07-17 |
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