Canada’s largest AI data centre proposed in rural Alberta | The Narwhal
Canada’s largest AI data centre proposed in rural Alberta | The Narwhal
Canada’s largest AI data centre proposed in rural Alberta | The Narwhal
Proponents of the $10-billion project plan to build an AI data centre that would consume as much power as the city of Edmonton
Just past the sign that welcomes drivers to Olds, Alta., sits a parcel of farmland. It’s on the edge of town, across the street from homes and tucked behind the old municipal building, which was sold to the local Co-op two years ago.
It’s where a developer is proposing to build a $10-billion data centre, along with the second-largest power plant in Alberta, to satisfy the world’s seemingly voracious appetite for data.
The natural gas facility, proposed by Synapse Data Centre Inc., will produce 1.4 gigawatts of energy each day, solely to power what could become the largest artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in the county.
That’s equivalent to the daily demand for the entire city of Edmonton.