Meta to build $13 billion AI data center in Alberta, its first in Canada
The post Meta to build $13 billion AI data center in Alberta, its first in Canada appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Meta will build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, the company’s first in Canada and, by its own account, its largest outside the United States. Meta puts the investment at more than CAD $13 billion, or roughly $9.2 billion in US dollars. The company confirmed the project on Wednesday, July 8, at a Calgary news conference where Gary Demasi, Meta’s vice-president of data center strategy and development, appeared alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. As reported by EnergyNow, Gary Demasi said: We are excited to announce that Sturgeon County, Alberta, will be home to Meta’s newest data center. The site sits about 35 kilometers north of Edmonton in the Alberta Industrial Heartland, a zone set aside for heavy industry. It will span roughly 2.9 million square feet and rank as Meta’s 33rd data center worldwide, joining a fleet that already includes f