Demand for Data Center Demand
Alberta Seeking $100B in Data Center Investment
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ? Alberta seeking $100B in data center investment over five years.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ? While some jurisdictions worry about meeting the energy demand generated by data center development, others like Alberta are actively seeking out the investment these facilities bring with them. As my colleague Carson Kearl notes, there is about 6,500 MW of data center proposals in the AESOโs queue, and it will take all of that and more to hit the provinceโs target.
Note: To put 6,500 MW in context, it is more than 50% of Albertaโs record electricity demand of 12,384 MW, achieved On January 11, 2024.
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โขย ย A good article from Chris Varcoe on the announcement.