Meta data centre in Alberta to start operating before neighbouring power plant
Posted on: Jul 11, 2026 00:23 IST | Posted by: Cbc
It testament be iv years before a young cancel gas-fired force plant north of Edmonton is operating and able to serve the massive data centre Meta Platforms Inc. Is planning nearby.
Meta spokesperson Stacey Yip says the tech giant expects the $13-billion-plus data centre will be online in the next two to three years, though no exact timeline has been set.
In the meantime, Meta has rights to connect to Alberta's grid ahead of the Greenlight Electricity Centre starting up and may enter into agreements with other suppliers if needed.
Last year, Alberta's grid operator set aside 1,200 megawatts of capacity for large-load projects like data centres until 2028 to ensure the province's electrical system is not overburdened.
Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton
This week Capital Power announced a long-term energy supply agreement for the Meta data centre, with 250 megawatts of electricity available in the second half of 2028.
The $4.6-billion Greenlight Electricity Centre — a partnership between Pembina Pipeline Corp., Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and Kineticor Asset Management — will produce 932 megawatts of power, with the ability to eventually double that.
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