AI Data Centres
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Canadian government proposing ‘massive’ increase in AI data centre capacityCanada currently has about 337 megawatts of AI data centre capacity, and there are more than 20 gigawatts, or 20,000 megawatts in projects that are "under planning or development."PoliticsJul 8
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Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada’s clean power aimsThe Alberta government's efforts to attract data centres by touting access to an abundant supply of cheap fossil fuels threatens to undermine Canada's clean power goals.EnvironmentJun 9
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Big tech targets Prairies for AI data centresAI data centres proposed in several Prairie provinces are meeting opposition, with some saying data sovereignty isn't worth the environmental impactsTechMay 26
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Canada is ‘closely monitoring’ new warning over AI electricity grid strainThis comes after the North American Electric Reliability Corporation issued an alert warning that data centres are causing strain on North America’s electricity grids.CanadaMay 8
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