Last year, Bitdeer Technologies Group acquired a 19-acre site near Fox Creek.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed “the world’s first net-zero, fully integrated off-grid Bitcoin mining facility right here in Alberta.”
This month, the blockchain and computing company confirmed that it has official broken ground on its forthcoming Fox Creek facility.
The site will pair a 101 MW natural gas power plant with a data centre offering approximately 100 MW of computing capacity.
“Today’s groundbreaking marks the beginning of our long-term presence in Canada,” stated Jihan Wu, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer.
Wu says Bitdeer selected Alberta “because it is one of the few places in the world that combines regulatory confidence, openness to industrial investment, energy resources, and a skilled workforce that projects like ours require.”
“Abundant natural gas supply and world-class power industry capacity make this an attractive and competitive destination for this emerging sector, and our province is home to a thriving AI ecosystem with world-class research and talent,” Premier Smith stated.
“Bitdeer’s Fox Creek facility is a signal example of the kind of investment our regulatory clarity and pro-business environment are designed to attract,” added Dale Nally, Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction.
“By providing operational flexibility within our deregulated electricity market, we are giving global investors the confidence to build the digital infrastructure of the future right here in Alberta,” Nally remarked.
Bitdeer’s US$155 million plan now moves into its construction phase following years of permitting, engineering, environmental review, regulatory approvals, and consultation with local governments.
With energization planned for Q2 2027, Bitdeer Fox Creek is expected to provide 300 construction jobs and create 30 permanent positions.
The data centre will be powered directly by the plant rather than drawing operating electricity from the grid. This integrated model is designed to deliver efficient power utilization, reduce transmission losses, and support long-term scalability, according to a statement from Bitdeer.
“I am proud to welcome Bitdeer to our community,” commented Todd Loewen, Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks and MLA for Central Peace–Notley, the constituency in which the Fox Creek facility is located.
David Billay, Bitdeer’s Manager of Alberta Projects, believes that “This facility will make Fox Creek a key part of Northern Alberta’s next generation of digital infrastructure.”
The facility will feature a closed-loop dry-cooling system with no water withdrawal from nearby bodies of water and promises to meet environmental, air quality, and noise compliance regulations.
Bitdeer also plans to deploy a system to capture and utilize CO₂ emissions from on-site power generation, intended to reduce the facility’s overall carbon intensity and offset applicable carbon obligations.
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