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Sturgeon Data Centre

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

Source: Pipeline and Gas Journal

Project
Planned

Meta plans to build a 1-GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking its first Canadian facility. The project involves an investment of more than CA$13 billion (about $9.17 billion) and includes local infrastructure improvements such as roads and water infrastructure. The data center will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with dry cooling to minimize water use and will be powered by 1

Status
Prospective
Sector
Data Center, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Pipeline and Gas Journal

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The project “Sturgeon Data Centre” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Pipeline and Gas Journal.

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2026-07-22

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Meta plans to build a 1-GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking its first Canadian facility. The project involves an investment of more than CA$13 billion (about $9.17 billion) and includes local infrastructure improvements such as roads and water infrastructure. The data center will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with dry cooling to minimize water use and will be powered by 100% clean energy, with Meta fully funding new generation and grid infrastructure to support the facility.

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Canada

State

Alberta

City

Sturgeon County

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Pipeline and Gas Journal

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Data Center, Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2026-07-12

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