Chiefs of the Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation, Enoch Cree Nation, and Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation this month issued a letter addressed to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith regarding the Province’s rules around energy consumption and data centres. As “stakeholders and potential investors in Alberta’s emerging data centre value chain,” the Nations assert in their […]
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Alberta Caps Data Centre Grid Access Amid AI-Fueled Power Surge
In a decisive move to manage unprecedented electricity demand, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has announced an interim cap on new large load connections to the province’s power grid. This measure comes in response to a surge of 29 proposed data centre projects seeking over 16 gigawatts (GW) of capacity—surpassing the current load of […]