Wonder Valley, Alberta
Are We In the Data Center Bubble Phase?
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The flashy announcement of โWonder Valleyโ, a proposed 7.5 GW (5.6 GW of IT load) data center industrial park near Grande Prairie Alberta.
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The hype - are we in the data center bubble phase?
The latest mega-scale data center announcement comes with a flashy name: โWonder Valley,โ billed as the โlargest AI data center industrial park in the world.โ It follows a string of high-profile announcements, including Metaโs largest-ever data center in Louisiana last week and Sam Altmanโs vision for 5 GW AI-dedicated data centers earlier this year.
Located within Canadaโs Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG)โtouted as a leader in net-zero, eco-industrial developmentsโthe project ticks the standard boxes: proximity to stranded natural gas, pipeline infrastructure, water access, and fiber-optic networks. However, the press release also hints at plans to build โan off-grid natural gas and geothermal power infrastructure.โ What does that entail? .
As with any booming industry, there comes a point when new announcements start to feel more like buzz than substance. Are we entering that phase in the data center space?
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โข Wonder Valley press release