Data Centres

• Canadian government proposing ‘massive’ increase in AI data centre capacity

  Canada 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."

  Politics

  Jul 8
  
• N.S. premier says future support for data centres depends on energy supply, safety

  Tim Houston told reporters there's no active proposal to bring a data centre to Nova Scotia and it's not a top priority for his government. 

  Politics

  Jun 18
  
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• Trump says data centre deal with AI firms will keep electricity costs low

  Under the terms of the voluntary pledge, companies intend to build or buy new sources of power generation for their data centers and cover the expense of infrastructure upgrades.

  Tech

  Mar 4
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• Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities

  Some generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid.

  Tech

  Mar 4
• First Nations say Alberta data centre strategy won’t attract big tech players

  One chief said First Nations want more than to be consulted — they are ready to invest.

  Economy

  Jun 27, 2025
• TransAlta CEO says power producer expects to reach Alberta data centre deal this year

  On Wednesday, TransAlta reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago.

  Money

  May 7, 2025
• TC Energy expanding U.S. gas network for data centre growth

  TC said it's also eyeing opportunities to power data centres being contemplated in Alberta, but its chief executive expects those would differ from projects in the U.S.

  Money

  May 1, 2025
• Calgary-based TC Energy eyes data centre growth as potential opportunity

  The Calgary-based pipeline company said Thursday it is uniquely poised to capitalize on the rapid expansion of electricity-hungry data centres.

  Money

  Aug 1, 2024
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• Bell Canada to sell 25 data centres for $1.04B to Equinix

  Bell says the deal includes a partnership with the Equinix platform of global data centre services.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2020
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• Google to nearly double amount of wind, solar power flowing to data centre

  Google is nearly doubling the amount of renewable energy feeding its massive data centres.

  Tech

  Dec 3, 2015