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Meta AI-Optimized Data Centre in Sturgeon County

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

Source: Connect CRE Canada

Project
Planned

Meta Platforms plans to develop a $13 billion AI-optimized data centre north of Edmonton in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The one-gigawatt facility will support approximately 3,000 construction workers at peak and create over 300 permanent jobs. The project includes $60 million investment in local infrastructure improvements and aims to use 100% clean and renewable energy with a closed-loop, liquid-co

Status
Prospective
Sector
Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Water Supply and Storage
Location
Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Connect CRE Canada

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The project “Meta AI-Optimized 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 Connect CRE Canada.

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2026-07-22

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Meta Platforms plans to develop a $13 billion AI-optimized data centre north of Edmonton in Sturgeon County, Alberta. The one-gigawatt facility will support approximately 3,000 construction workers at peak and create over 300 permanent jobs. The project includes $60 million investment in local infrastructure improvements and aims to use 100% clean and renewable energy with a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system requiring no operational water for cooling.

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Industrial

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Canada

State

Alberta

City

Sturgeon County

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Connect CRE Canada

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Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial), Water Supply and Storage

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2026-07-12

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