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Data centres have asked Alberta's grid for 22 times what it can spare, and the way around it runs into the regulator and the county
Updated 15 October 2026, with AESO's October 2026 connection list and the provincial project registry retrieved the same day. The October 2026 version before this update is archived as it was published.
In October 2026 the grid operator's connection list held 26,849 megawatts of data-centre requests, across 53 of them. That is about 22 times the 1,200 MW the operator released for new large users in June 2025, and 2.1 times the most Alberta has ever used at once. Two projects hold all of the release, the same two as when it was made.
A project that builds its own power plant does not need that release. It needs two other approvals instead, and each has now gone against a project. On 17 August 2026 the Alberta Utilities Commission refused the 1,400 MW gas plant meant to run a 1 GW campus at Olds. Counties have slowed: the permit for a data centre near Grande Prairie drew 107 appeals, and Rocky View County's pause on data-centre rezoning now runs to at least July 2027.
This page tracks 33 announced projects and checks each against the province's project registry, the grid operator, the county and the power plant regulator. The reading above — the grid is the first hard part, and the way around it runs into the regulator and the county — is a working hypothesis. The tests section sets out what would break it, including the part of the previous version that no longer holds. The next scheduled check is AESO's next monthly list and the opening of its successor process.
1,200 MW
spare for new large users
What the grid operator released in June 2025 for new large loads coming online by 2028 — the amount it determined it could reliably connect.
26.8 GW
asked for, Oct 2026
Data-centre requests on AESO's list, about 22 times the release. When the release was made, 29 projects were asking for more than 16 GW, about 14 times.
2
projects got a share
Meta's campus in Sturgeon County (970 MW) and TransAlta's Keephills site (230 MW). Between them, the whole release.
12,785 MW
the most Alberta has used
The all-time peak, set in December 2025. Alberta's power plants add up to about 23,200 MW.
The grid is the first hard part, and the queue for it kept growing
A large AI data centre can use more electricity than a mid-sized city, so it cannot simply be built and switched on. The AESO. The Alberta Electric System Operator. It runs the provincial power grid and decides who is allowed to plug a large load into it. It is not a government department and it does not own wires or generators — it operates the system and the market., which runs the grid, has to agree the grid can carry it. In June 2025 AESO said it could take 1,200 megawatt. A unit of power — the rate at which electricity is used, not a quantity stored. One megawatt is a million watts. A thousand megawatts is a gigawatt. of new large users by 2028. At that moment 29 data-centre projects were asking for more than 16 gigawatts.
AESO split the 1,200 MW pro-rata allocation. Dividing scarce capacity in proportion to how much each qualified applicant asked for, rather than by who applied first. AESO used this method for the 1,200 MW., among those that could show municipal support, financial security and completed studies of the grid. It went to two projects and is used up. Its successor, a “bring your own generation” process AESO calls Phase 2A, was not final as of 15 October 2026. The June 2026 draft adds a 1,600 MW pool that can be cut off first, lasts up to three years, and is open only to projects backed by gas.
Data-centre requests on AESO's list rose after the release, and the release did not
Load requested by live data-centre requests on each monthly Connection Project List, megawatts · November 2024 to October 2026
The coral line has stayed at or above 16.2 GW on every list since the release, while the dashed line has not moved. The October 2026 list added 6.2 GW in one month.
December 2024: no list published, shown as a gap. Before November 2024 AESO's lists did not label load as data centres.
A request is not a queue position that will clear in turn. AESO's list also lags the applications behind it: the first 1,800 MW request named Lynx was filed in February 2026 and first appeared in August, and a second 1,800 MW for the same site appeared in October. So the line shows what had reached the list, not everything that had been asked.
Most of the 26.8 GW belongs to no project that can be named
AESO names each request by project, not by company. Sorted by what this page can tie to a developer, the October 2026 list falls into five groups.
The allocated 1,200 MW is one of the smallest groups on the list
Load requested on AESO's Oct 2026 list, live data-centre requests only, by group · gigawatts
Only the coral bar holds an allocation. The longest bar is requests of 300 MW or more that no public record ties to a developer.
The Cluster 3 group is new this autumn. Nine requests, all filed on 6 August 2026, pair 4.3 GW of data-centre load with 4.5 GW of their own gas or battery generation. They sit in AESO's Cluster 3, a study of new generation connections, and no capacity is released through it. Black Bear campus is in the table; the rest name no developer.
The way around the grid runs into the regulator and the county
Many large proposals plan to build their own gas plant beside the data centre and take little or nothing from the grid — going behind the fence. A data centre that generates its own electricity on site rather than drawing from the public grid. Also called self-supply, off-grid, or bring-your-own-generation. It sidesteps AESO's scarce interim capacity.. 11 of the 30 projects still standing in the table plan to. That avoids the wait for grid capacity. It does not avoid the AUC. The Alberta Utilities Commission. It approves power plants. A data centre that builds its own generation needs the AUC's permission for the generating station, separately from anything AESO or the municipality decides., which has to approve the power plant, or the county, which has to approve the land use.
The commission approved Greenlight, the plant beside Meta's campus. It refused Synapse's. Decision 30732-D01-2026 found the roughly 1,400 MW plant at Olds too close to homes, and the 1 GW, $10 billion campus it was meant to power lost its supply at that gate. The commission has held hearings on two more plants, for Beacon Heartland AI hub and Beacon Indus AI hub, and had not decided by 14 October 2026.
The county gate has slowed too. Alberta Data Centre Watch counts 116 appeal files against Meta's development permit. The permit near Grande Prairie drew 107, and that county has since proposed confining data centres to a district of their own, with a public hearing on 2 December 2026. Rocky View County's moratorium. A pause on accepting new applications. In July 2026 Rocky View County paused new applications to rezone land for data centres until it finishes an Emerging Sector Strategy. Public engagement ran in September and October 2026; the county's timeline puts the strategy before council in July 2027. on data-centre rezoning runs until its strategy reaches council, now set for July 2027. Residents have taken Vulcan County's rezoning for a campus near Travers Reservoir to judicial review.
Several projects pursue both routes at once: their own plant, and a request to the grid.
The record
6 built or building · 1 approved · 23 proposed · 3 stopped
Open any row to see its evidence. Every project is asked the same five questions — is the site secured, has the county approved it, has its power plant been approved, does it hold a grid allocation, has construction started — and each answer is marked confirmed, partly, no, not needed or no public record either way.
Hut 8 Medicine HatMedicine Hat · Hut 8stage Operatingpower Grid-connected todayclaimed 67 MW
Built in 2018 and expanded to 67 MW in 2019, per Hut 8. Its August 2026 quarterly filing lists the site as operating, mainly for American Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining rather than AI, included because it is a built facility.
Why it is filed as "operating"
Drawing power and serving load today.
How it intends to get power
City utility supply. Supplied by the City of Medicine Hat, which runs its own electric utility.“Grid-connected today”: Already drawing from the Alberta grid under an existing connection.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. Operating site in Medicine Hat.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Confirmed. Operating since 2018.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Not needed. Not needed — no power plant of its own.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — already connected.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. Built and operating.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
67 MW — stated by Hut 8.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
Whether any of it converts to AI compute.
AWS Canada West (Calgary) regionCalgary · Amazon Web Servicesstage Operatingpower Grid-connected todayclaimed — · $4.3B
Live since 20 December 2023 with three availability zones. The only cloud region run by one of the large global providers in Alberta.
Why it is filed as "operating"
Drawing power and serving load today.
How it intends to get power
Grid supply. Connected under ordinary commercial arrangements. Predates the interim large-load framework.“Grid-connected today”: Already drawing from the Alberta grid under an existing connection.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. Operating facilities across three availability zones.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Confirmed. Operating.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Not needed. Not needed — no power plant of its own.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — connected before the interim framework existed.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. Live since December 2023.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
— AWS does not disclose MW load or the number and size of physical buildings.
Claimed capital cost
$4.3B — stated by Amazon. “Up to” CA$4.3B by 2037, for Calgary alone, from Amazon's November 2021 announcement. Amazon's later CA$24.8B figure covers Montreal and Calgary combined, so it is not Alberta's number.
What would change this row
There is no public interim progress reporting against the $4.3B-by-2037 commitment, so the pace of the buildout is not observable from outside.
Meta Sturgeon County data centreSturgeon County · Meta Platformsstage Under constructionpower Holds a grid allocation · 970 MWclaimed 1 GW · $13B
Meta announced its investment decision and broke ground on 8 July 2026, and Sturgeon County confirms it. Site work has begun on a 1 GW campus.
Why it is filed as "under construction"
Physical work has started on site, confirmed by the developer, the municipality or a named news outlet. A registry status alone does not count.
How it intends to get power
A mix of grid and private supply. The province says the campus pairs a 970 MW grid connection approved by AESO with two other supplies: 932 MW from the new Greenlight gas plant being built next door, and a 250 MW long-term supply agreement with Capital Power. AESO lists the 970 MW as project P2936, GLDC Load — the larger of the only two interim allocations — due in two steps, 60 MW in 2027 and 910 MW in 2030. A further 830 MW under the same project name (P3151, GLDC Load Phase 1.2) is on AESO's list as a request, not allocated.“Holds a grid allocation”: Holds a share of the 1,200 MW AESO released for large loads before 2028. Only two projects in Alberta do.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. 56111 Range Road 223, on land already zoned heavy industrial, near Gibbons.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Confirmed. Sturgeon County development permit DP-26-0028, issued 16 June 2026. Alberta Data Centre Watch counts 116 appeal files against it — see below.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Confirmed. The AUC approved the Greenlight plant in Proceeding 30261 (Decision 30261-D02-2026), with reasons issued 25 June 2026: 1,864 MW in two phases, of which Greenlight has contracted 932 MW to the campus.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Confirmed. 970 MW, project P2936.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. Groundbreaking confirmed by Meta and by the county.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1 GW — stated by Meta. Meta and the provincial registry both describe a 1 GW campus. The province separately gives 1,800 MW as the campus's power draw at full build-out, grid and on-site supply together. That matches AESO's two GLDC requests, 970 MW allocated plus 830 MW not.
Claimed capital cost
$13B — stated by Meta. “More than CAD $13 billion,” announced 8 July 2026. Private money. Matches the provincial registry.
What would change this row
The development permit has been appealed to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 13 October 2026 to decide whether the appeals can go ahead; no outcome had been made public by 15 October. Construction traffic prompted a special Sturgeon County council meeting on 6 October.
Bitdeer Fox Creek facilityFox Creek · Bitdeer Technologies Groupstage Under constructionpower Building its own powerclaimed 100 MW · $214M
Bitdeer announced it broke ground on 2 June 2026. Its second-quarter results on 10 August 2026 moved planned energization from Q2 2027 to Q4 2027 and list the site's planned use as crypto mining; the registry still says Q2 2027. It bought the site in February 2025 from Kiwetinohk Energy, which had developed it with its gas plant approvals. A Bitcoin-mining facility rather than an AI build, included because it competes for the same power and land.
Why it is filed as "under construction"
Physical work has started on site, confirmed by the developer, the municipality or a named news outlet. A registry status alone does not count.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence gas. The registry says the data centre will run directly on the site's own gas plant rather than draw from the grid. Bitdeer says the plant also holds an approved 99 MW interconnection to the Alberta grid.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. Fox Creek site.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. Not established in sources found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Partly. Bitdeer cites AUC Decision 27293-D01-2022, the 2022 approval of Kiwetinohk's Opal gas plant near Fox Creek, which AUC Decision 29843-D02-2025 transferred to Bitdeer. Neither decision was read on the AUC's record.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — powered on site.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. Groundbreaking announced by Bitdeer, 2 June 2026.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
100 MW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry. About 100 MW of compute against 101 MW of on-site generation.
Claimed capital cost
$214M — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
What would change this row
Energization, now planned for Q4 2027.
eStruxture CAL-3Rocky View County (Balzac) · eStruxture Data Centersstage Under constructionpower Not disclosedclaimed 90 MW · $750M
CBC reported in September 2025 that eStruxture had recently broken ground, and eStruxture says CAL-3 is scheduled to open in fall 2026. The provincial registry also lists it as under construction. In May 2026 eStruxture named CoreWeave as anchor tenant for part of Phase 1.
Why it is filed as "under construction"
Physical work has started on site, confirmed by the developer, the municipality or a named news outlet. A registry status alone does not count.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. eStruxture has not published how CAL-3 is supplied. The registry mentions a 90 MW power generation component. It holds no interim allocation.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. 200 High Plains Common, Balzac.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. In the High Plains industrial park. The development permit itself was not located.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Partly. AUC Proceeding 31020, filed 28 August 2026, for 21 diesel standby generators totalling 66.75 MW, which Alberta Data Centre Watch reports were installed before approval. Not yet decided.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Holds no interim allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. Ground broken by September 2025, per CBC.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
90 MW — stated by eStruxture. 90 MW of total power.
Claimed capital cost
$750M — stated by eStruxture. Stated as “more than CA$750M”. The provincial registry gives $750M.
What would change this row
Whether the fall 2026 opening holds — it had not opened as of 15 October 2026 — and the AUC decision on the standby generators.
Blindman Industrial Park AI data centre (AHI – AI Hub of Innovation)Red Deer County · Havenz Smart Communitiesstage Under constructionpower Building its own powerclaimed —
Red Deer County's municipal planning commission approved a development permit on 7 October 2025, with one councillor opposed. In January 2026 the developer said construction of the first power block was fully underway, with the first power module to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2026. On 2 July 2026, under the new name AHI – AI Hub of Innovation, it gave 2027 as the target for first power; nothing has been commissioned. Built with Energy Haven and Indigenous equity partner Turning Stone. Phase 1 is a roughly 10,800 sq ft modular data centre and a 5,000 sq ft administration building.
Why it is filed as "under construction"
Physical work has started on site, confirmed by the developer, the municipality or a named news outlet. A registry status alone does not count.
How it intends to get power
Its own heat and power plant, per the registry. The registry describes a site “with its own heat and power plant.”“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. Blindman Industrial Park, Red Deer County.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Confirmed. Development permit approved by Red Deer County's municipal planning commission, 7 October 2025, per the Red Deer Advocate. The permit number was not located.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found for the power plant.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — plans its own power.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: Confirmed. The developer said in January 2026 that construction of the first power block was fully underway.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
—
Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
First power, now targeted for 2027, and a capacity figure.
Emerson Trail project (developer undisclosed)County of Grande Prairie, between Sexsmith and Grande Prairie · Not publicly disclosedstage Approved, not builtpower Not disclosedclaimed —
The County of Grande Prairie issued development permit PLDEV20250629 on 4 September 2026 for a “data processing establishment” in the Emerson Trail Industrial Area, north of Highway 672. The county has not named the company. It says the permit carries conditions that must be met before construction and does not guarantee the project proceeds. The permit covers 15 generators; how the site will be powered is not otherwise disclosed, and the county says any provincial approvals, including for power generation, must also be in place before it proceeds. The Land and Property Rights Tribunal received 107 appeals against the permit, a provincial spokesperson told CBC.
Why it is filed as "approved, not built"
Holds its development permit and, if it is building its own power, its power plant approval. No confirmed construction yet.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. The permit covers 15 generators. Not disclosed. No matching request was found on AESO's connection list.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Emerson Trail Industrial Area, 732041 Range Road 62. Ownership not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Confirmed. Development permit PLDEV20250629, issued 4 September 2026. The appeal window closed 25 September 2026 with 107 appeals to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal, which must schedule a hearing within 30 days; no date had been published by 15 October. A permitted use can be appealed only where the land-use bylaw was relaxed, varied or misinterpreted.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation, and no request found.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None reported.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
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Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
The tribunal hearing on the 107 appeals; the county's Bylaw 2680-26-046, given first reading on 5 October 2026, which would create a Data Centre Campus district and remove the use from every other district (public hearing 2 December 2026); and disclosure of who is behind the project.
HubOne AI & BTC high-density compute parkWheatland County · Elemental Developments & Hub1 joint venturestage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 3 GW
The registry states “up to 3,000 MW of dedicated on-site power” — the largest capacity figure of any Alberta entry, and close to a quarter of the province's record peak demand — with no cost, no dates and no approvals recorded.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Dedicated on-site generation. Dedicated on-site power, up to 3 GW per the registry.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Wheatland County.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — plans its own power.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
3 GW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
Any municipal or AUC filing.
Wonder Valley AI data centre parkMD of Greenview No. 16 · O'Leary Digital (Kevin O'Leary)stage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 1.4 GW · $70B
The most-quoted data centre project in Alberta. The Logic reported in December 2025 no finalised land purchase, no formal Indigenous consultation started, no new provincial permits applied for as far as a Greenview official knew, and no apparent anchor tenant — and that the hoped-for construction start had slipped from 2026 to late 2028. In February 2026 O'Leary Digital said it had begun engagement with Indigenous communities. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is challenging the Smoky River water licence Alberta granted to Greenview for the site; on 13 August 2026 a judge dismissed O'Leary Digital's bid to strike that challenge, which is expected to be heard in December 2026. O'Leary Digital filed an appeal of that ruling to the Alberta Court of Appeal on 21 August 2026.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Claimed off-grid gas with a geothermal component. Unconfirmed. Planned to make its own power on site, so it would not need a share of AESO's allocation.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No. Greenview bought the 800-hectare site from the province in 2022 and has spent $70M+ on servicing it. O'Leary Ventures has not finalised a purchase from the municipality.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. No Greenview development permit found. Separately, the province made the site a Designated Industrial Zone in August 2026 — a land-use classification, not a permit.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No. No AUC filing found. The Logic reported in December 2025 that no new provincial permits had been applied for, as far as a Greenview official knew.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — planned to make its own power. No AESO agreement of any kind.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. Survey activity observed on site November 2025. No construction.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1.4 GW — stated by the provincial registry. 1.4 GW is the registry's figure for Phase 1; it gives none for the full build. The developer's FAQ now says Phase 1 is “up to 2 GW”. The widely quoted 7.5 GW is O'Leary's own figure from the December 2024 announcement — power to be offered “over the next 5-10 years”. A project spokesperson has since told CBC the full build would include up to 9 GW of on-site generation. Neither larger figure appears on a government record.
Claimed capital cost
$70B — stated by The developer. O'Leary's full-build figure. The registry repeats it — “upon full build out, the project will represent a $70 billion investment” — while its own cost field for Phase 1 says $12B. No independent source corroborates $70B.The province's own registry says $12B.
What would change this row
The December 2026 judicial review of the water licence and O'Leary Digital's Court of Appeal filing, a finalised land purchase from Greenview, or a named anchor tenant.
Wild Rose Power HubRocky View County, southwest of Langdon · Chinook Development LP, with BHE Canada (Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada)stage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 1.3 GW
Rocky View County is reviewing a developer-led area structure plan for about 479 acres. No plan has been adopted and no development permit issued. The county's July 2026 moratorium means no new data-centre redesignation comes to council until its Emerging Sector Strategy is done, now timed for July 2027. The provincial registry added the project in August 2026.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Grid supply from outside the county, per the developer. No on-site power plant. On AESO's list as P3108, Wild Rose Power Hub Load, filed April 2025: 300 MW, then a further 1,000 MW. No allocation. The developer says no on-site power plant would be built and supply would come from outside the county.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. About 479 acres southwest of Langdon, per the county. Ownership not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. Area structure plan under county review; not adopted. Held back by the county's moratorium on data-centre redesignations.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Not needed. Not needed — no power plant of its own proposed.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1.3 GW — stated by AESO connection request. Two stages, 300 MW and 1,000 MW.
Claimed capital cost
— Neither the developer nor the registry gives a figure.
What would change this row
Rocky View's Emerging Sector Strategy, due before council in July 2027, and what it means for the area structure plan.
Beacon Indus (Langdon) AI hubRocky View County · Beacon Data Centers, via Indus Power Generation LPstage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 1.2 GW
Rocky View County approved its area structure plan in June 2025, and in March 2026 the federal Impact Assessment Agency decided its power plant needs no federal assessment. The AUC held an oral hearing on the power plant in August 2026 and had not decided by 14 October 2026.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence natural gas. Plans about 1,494 MW of its own gas generation, and has also asked AESO for a grid connection under the name Beacon Langdon: 400 MW (P2928) and a further 1,400 MW (P2970). Neither is allocated.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Site northwest of Indus. Tenure not publicly established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Area structure plan approved by Rocky View County 17 June 2025 (Bylaw C-8638-2025). No development permit found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Partly. AUC Proceeding 30524. Oral hearing began 18 August 2026; no decision as of 14 October 2026.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Requests totalling 1,800 MW, no allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1.2 GW — stated by the provincial registry. 1,200 MW total capability, per the registry. The power plant before the AUC and the federal regulator is about 1,494 MW. Earlier trade-press coverage described this campus as 400 MW.
Claimed capital cost
— The registry states no cost. Trade press reported a CA$4bn investment for this campus; the registry's Foothills entry gives $4 billion as the cost of all six planned Beacon campuses together. The sources conflict.
What would change this row
The AUC decision on the power plant.
Redcliff AI data centre campusRedcliff, near Medicine Hat · BW Velora, a BW Group subsidiarystage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 1.2 GW · $14.5B
Known almost entirely from a 66-page pitchbook of projects prepared for the federal government's Canada Investment Summit, which was not published and reached reporters after it leaked. No public announcement about Redcliff from BW Velora was found. Asked in September 2026, Redcliff's mayor said: “nothing is approved, nothing is in the permit process at this time.”
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Its own power plant, 884 MW, per the pitchbook as reported. Fuel not stated. The Logic, reporting the pitchbook, says the campus “would supply its own energy from an 884-megawatt ‘behind-the-meter’ power plant.” The fuel is not stated. No request appears on AESO's connection list.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No. The mayor: “nothing is in the permit process at this time” (September 2026).What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — plans its own power. No request on AESO's list either.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1.2 GW — stated by the pitchbook entry, as reported by BetaKit. “An eventual 1.2-gigawatt data centre campus.”
Claimed capital cost
$14.5B — stated by the pitchbook entry, as reported by BetaKit and The Logic. BetaKit: BW Velora “is seeking equity and debt for a $14.5-billion build.” Who wrote the entry has not been reported. Not independently verified.
What would change this row
A public announcement from BW Velora, a permit application to the Town of Redcliff, or an AUC filing for the power plant.
County of Newell project (developer undisclosed)County of Newell, near Brooks · Not publicly disclosedstage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 1.2 GW
Known from AESO's connection list, where it appears only as “Newell Data Center”, filed April 2025 — AESO names projects but not the companies behind them. City of Brooks officials have said they have limited information about it, and eStruxture has denied being behind it.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. P3109: three stages of 400 MW, 1,200 MW in all — the same size as AESO's entire interim release. No allocation.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Partly. Medicine Hat News reports an initial contract for the sale of two sections of land, more than 1,200 acres, to an unnamed buyer.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No. Medicine Hat News, June 2026: “no active application before either City of Brooks or Newell County administrators.”What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1.2 GW — stated by AESO connection request.
Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
Disclosure of who is behind it.
Keephills data centre (Boreal Technology Hub), Phase IParkland County · TransAlta, with CPP Investments and Brookfieldstage Proposedpower Holds a grid allocation · 230 MWclaimed 1 GW
Holds a grid allocation, and a February 2026 memorandum of understanding with CPP Investments and Brookfield to develop the site, which TransAlta says “does not mean a new data centre is being built.” The project now goes by Boreal Technology Hub, led by BGRE; it held a public open house on 7 October 2026 and says a development permit application is expected “in the coming months”. Parkland County amended the area structure plan and land-use bylaw in September 2025 to allow data processing near the Keephills and Sundance plants; no development permit, AUC filing for the data centre or construction activity was found.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Grid allocation alongside TransAlta's existing gas generation at the Keephills site. Holds the second of AESO's two interim allocations: 230 MW, project P3083. It and Meta's 970 MW together use up the entire 1,200 MW release. AESO's list now shows the in-service dates of both 115 MW stages as “Under Review”; in August 2026 they were January 2027 and March 2028. Two further Keephills requests sit on the list without an allocation: 165 MW (Phase 1.2) and 466 MW (Phase 2).“Holds a grid allocation”: Holds a share of the 1,200 MW AESO released for large loads before 2028. Only two projects in Alberta do.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Confirmed. TransAlta's existing Keephills generating site.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Parkland County council approved Bylaws 2025-22 to 2025-26 on 4 September 2025, amending the Highvale End Land Use ASP and the land-use bylaw to allow data processing facilities at Keephills and Sundance. Land use only — this does not approve a specific project.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found for the data centre. TransAlta has a separate AUC application at the same site — Proceeding 30511, repowering Keephills Unit 1 as an 829 MW combined-cycle gas plant — which neither TransAlta nor the AUC ties to the data centre.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Confirmed. 230 MW, project P3083.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. No construction activity reported.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1 GW — stated by TransAlta. The MOU contemplates scaling to as much as 1 GW. The allocated, firm figure is 230 MW.
Claimed capital cost
— No capital figure has been made public.
What would change this row
The development permit application the project says is coming, whether the February 2026 MOU converts into a definitive agreement, and new in-service dates for the 230 MW.
Malachite One data centreYellowhead County · Emerald Energy Technologiesstage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 1 GW · $20B
The largest cost figure for any Alberta data centre on the provincial registry: $20B — $5B for the power plant and $15B for the data centre — with completion “by 2030”. The developer presented it to Yellowhead County council on 23 June 2026 with an application to amend the area structure plan, the Weekly Anchor reported. No AUC filing was found.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Its own gas-fired generation, per the registry. The registry says the project “would convert 150 million cubic feet of natural gas daily into one gigawatt of electricity to power the data centre.” Press reports said it would also take 74 MW from the grid; AESO's P3114, “Banshee Data MPC Load”, 74.9 MW, matches that by site and size, but no source ties them.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Proposed on Crown land next to Tourmaline's Banshee gas plant, per the registry. Tenure not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. An application to amend the area structure plan was before Yellowhead County in June 2026, per the Weekly Anchor. No decision found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — plans its own power.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1 GW — stated by the provincial registry. One gigawatt of generation.
Claimed capital cost
$20B — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
What would change this row
Yellowhead County's decision on the area structure plan amendment, or an AUC filing for the power plant.
Goldfinch Technology ParkWheatland County · Diode Venturesstage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 950 MW
Wheatland County council voted 4–3 on 11 August 2026 to rezone about 575 acres from agricultural to industrial (Bylaw 2025-34) and passed the area structure plan for it (Bylaw 2025-32). That is the land-use decision; no development permit has followed. Residents said they would seek a judicial review; no filing was found.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
An independently funded power plant located off-site, per Diode's area concept plan as reported by CBC. Diode says it dropped on-site generation after community feedback. On AESO's list as P3102, Goldfinch Technology Park, filed March 2025: 650 MW, then a further 300 MW. No allocation. Diode's plan also includes an off-site power plant; no filing for it was found.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. About 575 acres in Wheatland County. Ownership or firm rights not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Bylaw 2025-34, rezoning from agricultural to industrial, passed 11 August 2026. Land use only — no development permit yet.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
950 MW — stated by AESO connection request. 650 MW plus 300 MW requested from the grid. Local reporting describes the park's projected load as a minimum of 250 MW and up to 950 MW.
Claimed capital cost
— Undisclosed.
What would change this row
A development permit, a named tenant, or a filing for the off-site power plant.
Beacon Heartland AI hubSturgeon County · Beacon Data Centersstage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 920 MW
The AUC has held a written hearing on its gas generating station (Proceeding 30518) and had not decided by 14 October 2026. In March 2026 the federal Impact Assessment Agency decided the power plant needs no federal assessment.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence natural gas generation. Plans its own gas generation, but has also asked AESO for a grid connection: two 400 MW requests are on AESO's list (P2934, filed May 2024, and P3175, filed January 2026). Neither is allocated.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Site identified about 7 km east of Gibbons. Tenure not established publicly.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. The sources disagree. Beacon's site says Sturgeon County issued a Master Development Permit for 800 MW of data halls and 920 MWe of generation. The county's own page still lists the project as proposed, and no permit notice was found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Partly. Proceeding 30518. The AUC held a written hearing; no decision as of 14 October 2026.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Two 400 MW requests, no allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
920 MW — stated by Beacon's power plant application to the AUC. 920 MW of generation, supplying about 800 MW to the data halls in normal operation. The provincial registry gives 960 MWe for the same project; no public document explains the difference.
Claimed capital cost
— No public investment figure.
What would change this row
The AUC decision on the power plant application, and a Sturgeon County permit notice that settles the Master Development Permit question.
Mihta Askiy data centreNorthern Sunrise County · Mihta Askiy Datacenter LP — Cree Ative Datacenter Corp, a Sovereign Digital Infrastructure subsidiarystage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 650 MW
The registry gives 650 MW and a 2027 start. One of the few Alberta projects with Indigenous ownership in its structure. In April 2026 the federal Impact Assessment Agency decided it needs no federal assessment.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Converting a partially completed natural gas power plant, per the registry. On AESO's list as P3110, filed April 2025: 650 MW of generation to connect and 300 MW of load to draw. No allocation.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Northern Sunrise County.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. Commencement stated as 2027.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
650 MW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
Any county land-use decision.
Crusoe AI data centres AlbertaBrazeau, Red Deer and Rocky View counties · Crusoe AIstage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 510 MW · $3B
Three sites under one registry entry. The registry says Crusoe would buy power from three 170 MW gas plants owned by Kalina Distributed Power — the Myers, Alsike and Crossfield energy parks. No municipal or AUC approvals found.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence gas at three separate sites. Supplied by three dedicated 170 MW gas-fired plants. Kalina said in February 2025 it had filed co-sited load and generation requests at Myers, Alsike and Crossfield. AESO's list shows three matching 280 MW data-load requests, all filed 11 October 2024 — Myers, Alsike and one named Lone Pine Energy Park — and all three as recently cancelled, along with their generation requests. Kalina withdrew its Lone Pine Energy Centre in Rocky View County in April 2026; that project has its own row. AESO's October 2026 list adds two gas-only requests named Myers Gas and Alsike Gas, each 178 MW of generation and 3 MW of load, filed 5 October 2026; AESO does not name the applicant.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. The registry names three sites: Myers (65 acres), Alsike (160) and Crossfield (320). Kalina described its Crossfield control as an option to purchase; tenure at the other two is not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found. Rocky View County has since paused new data-centre rezoning applications.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — plans its own power.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
510 MW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry. Three 170 MW gas-fired plants.
Claimed capital cost
$3B — stated by the provincial registry. The registry describes each of the three power plants as CAD$1 billion of capital cost, which is where $3B comes from. It gives no figure for the data centres themselves.
What would change this row
Whether the registry entry is withdrawn now that AESO shows every Kalina co-sited request cancelled, or municipal or AUC filings for any site.
Black Bear campus, Swan HillsBig Lakes County, near Swan Hills · Teton Digitalstage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 466 MW · $1.3B
A data-centre campus planned around the Black Bear gas plant, a 466 MW combined-cycle plant about 19 km south of Swan Hills whose AUC approval Teton Digital inherited from Kiwetinohk. Teton targets first compute in 2027 and full power in the third quarter of 2028. No municipal decision or construction was found.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence gas, from the approved Black Bear plant. Plans to run on its own plant. It is also on AESO's October 2026 list as P3211, Black Bear Gas Data Load, filed 6 August 2026 in Cluster 3: 466 MW of generation and 200 MW of load. That is a request in AESO's generation study cluster, not an allocation.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. About 1,500 acres of Crown land, per press. Tenure not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): Partly. Teton and press cite AUC Decision 28964-D01-2024, the approval of the Black Bear plant, issued to Kiwetinohk. The decision itself was not read on the AUC's record.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Cluster 3 request for 200 MW of load, no allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
466 MW — stated by the provincial registry. 466 MW of generation. Teton describes a pathway to about 3 GW; no government record gives that figure.
Claimed capital cost
$1.3B — stated by the provincial registry. The registry's figure is for the power plant.
What would change this row
A municipal decision on the campus, a named tenant, or the 2027 compute date.
Beacon Foothills AI hubFoothills County · Beacon Data Centersstage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 400 MW · $4B
Foothills County council passed the planning bylaws on 26 February 2025. No development permit, power plant filing or construction has been found since.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
On-site generation, with a parallel grid connection request. A 400 MW grid connection request is on AESO's list (P2926, filed April 2024), while the registry describes 400 MW of on-site generation. No public document says whether these are two routes to the same 400 MW or both.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Site east of High River.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Three bylaws passed 26 February 2025: an area structure plan amendment, a data-centre definition and a redesignation. Land use only — no development permit found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. No AUC decision found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only, no allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
400 MW — stated by the provincial registry. Described as 400 MW of on-site generation.
Claimed capital cost
$4B — stated by the provincial registry. The registry's cost field for this entry says $4B — but its own description gives $4 billion as the approximate cost of all six data centres Beacon plans in Alberta.
What would change this row
Any development permit, or an AUC filing for the on-site generation.
Beacon Chestermere hubChestermere · Beacon Data Centersstage Proposedpower Not disclosedclaimed 400 MW
Chestermere council passed Bylaw 014-25 on 1 April 2025, redesignating about 310 acres for data-centre use. No development permit has followed.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. Not published for this site. Trade press reported that each Beacon site would include on-site generation. No request under Beacon's name for Chestermere appears on AESO's connection list. Alberta Data Centre Watch calls P3107, “Chestermere Enterprise A.I. Load” (400 MW), a likely match; no source confirms it.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. About 310 acres, per the registry. Ownership not publicly established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Bylaw 014-25, 1 April 2025 — land use only, no development permit. Airdrie City View reports a conditionally approved subdivision; not confirmed on a city record.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
400 MW — stated by the provincial registry. 400 MW on about 310 acres, per the registry. Trade press reported the same figure from Beacon.
Claimed capital cost
— The City of Chestermere calls it “a $4 Billion investment”; the registry's Foothills entry gives $4 billion as the cost of all six Beacon campuses together.
What would change this row
A development permit application, or a stated power strategy.
Beacon Harry Smith AI hubParkland County · Beacon Data Centersstage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 400 MW
On the provincial registry with almost no fields populated. A 400 MW connection request is the only substantive public detail.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Big West Country reports the facility would include 400 MW of on-site power generation. Beacon also has the 400 MW grid request above. A 400 MW connection request is on AESO's list (P2927, filed April 2024). No allocation.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Parkland County. The exact site is not stated in the sources found.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. Proposals reported to Parkland County March 2026.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
400 MW — stated by AESO connection request.
Claimed capital cost
—
What would change this row
Any Parkland County land-use decision.
Beacon Saunders Lake campusLeduc County · Beacon Data Centersstage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 400 MW
The registry entry carries no cost, no capacity and no dates. A reported 400 MW connection request is the only substantive detail.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. A 400 MW connection request is on AESO's list (P2935, filed May 2024). No allocation.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Near Edmonton International Airport.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. No Leduc County decision found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Request only.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
400 MW — stated by AESO connection request.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
Any Leduc County land-use decision, or a populated registry record.
Travers AI data centre campusVulcan County, near Travers Reservoir · Eric Steeves, per CTV (Alberta Data Centre Watch names Palliser Grid)stage Proposedpower Asked, not allocatedclaimed 400 MW
Vulcan County approved the rezoning of about 595 acres (Bylaw 2026-007) in June 2026. Residents filed for judicial review on 22 July 2026; a court date was set for 29 September 2026 and no outcome was found. The developer told CTV that power plant and substation applications would follow in November and a development permit application in the spring.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
A power plant and substation, applications to come, per the developer. Fuel not stated. The developer told CTV a grid application had already been submitted. AESO's P3312, Travers Battery Data Load, filed 6 August 2026 in Cluster 3 (300 MW of load beside 200 MW of battery), sits at the Travers Solar site in the same county; no source ties the two.“Asked, not allocated”: Has asked AESO for a grid connection and does not hold an allocation. Requests exceed available capacity by more than an order of magnitude, so a request is not a queue position that will clear.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Section 14-15-21-W4, near Travers Reservoir. Ownership not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: Partly. Rezoning, Bylaw 2026-007, approved June 2026 — land use only. Under judicial review filed by residents.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None filed; the developer says applications come in November.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
400 MW — stated by the developer, as quoted by CTV. An eventual 400 MW build-out. Alberta Data Centre Watch gives a planning target of up to 2,000 MW; other reports say 2.4 GW. None of these is on a government record.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
The judicial review of the rezoning, and the power plant applications promised for November.
TNE & Data District data centres, Phase 1Olds, Calgary, Edmonton, Bonnyville · Technologies New Energy and Data Districtstage Proposedpower Not disclosedclaimed 240 MW · $1.3B
Four smaller facilities under one registry entry — Olds, Bonnyville, Calgary and Edmonton — totalling 240 MW and $1.26 billion.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. Not disclosed.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Four sites named.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. The registry says construction at Olds begins in 2026 and Bonnyville in 2027. The Town of Olds says “no formal development or regulatory application has been submitted.”What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
240 MW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry. Combined across four facilities.
Claimed capital cost
$1.3B — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
What would change this row
Whether the Olds facility starts in 2026 as the registry states; no application had been made to the town by October 2026.
Clive data centreLacombe County · Armada Nowlit Energy (the provincial registry lists “VL Energy and Amada Nowlitt Energy”)stage Proposedpower Building its own powerclaimed 19.8 MW
A small facility near Clive with 19.8 MW of gas-fired generation, also configured for biofuels. The registry's stated 2026 start has passed: the Red Deer Advocate reported in August 2026 that construction could start in March 2027 if approvals are in place. The public information meeting was held on 30 September 2026.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
On-site gas. 19.8 MW of on-site gas generation.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Near Clive, Lacombe County. The registry gives 4.3 acres; the Red Deer Advocate reports 4.4 acres about 6 km southeast of the village.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. No decision. Lacombe County is reviewing an application to redesignate about 1.78 hectares from agricultural to heavy industrial; no hearing date has been set.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. Local reporting says AUC and Alberta Environment applications have been submitted. No proceeding number was found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — powered on site, and well below the large-load threshold.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. March 2027 at the earliest, per the Red Deer Advocate, if approvals are in place.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
19.8 MW — stated by Alberta Major Projects registry.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
Lacombe County's rezoning decision and public hearing, and an AUC decision on the generating station.
Junction 42 data centreRed Deer County, near Penhold · Wave Infrastructure (prospective purchaser)stage Proposedpower Not disclosedclaimed 5 MW · $300M
Red Deer County announced on 29 September 2026 that an offer to purchase had been made on a county-owned lot at the west edge of Junction 42, off Highway 42 west of Highway 2, for a data centre serving an AI research lab. The county and the company give the lot as 12 acres; the Red Deer Advocate gives 13.8 acres for the rezoning lot. CentralAlbertaOnline names the prospective purchaser as Wave Infrastructure, and the facility has been described as 5 MW. The sale requires rezoning to medium industrial: first readings have passed, and the public hearings are set for 17 November 2026.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. Not disclosed. No matching request was found on AESO's connection list.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: Partly. An offer to purchase the lot from Red Deer County, announced 29 September 2026.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. Rezoning to medium industrial has passed first readings; public hearings 17 November 2026.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation, and no request found.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
5 MW — stated by the Red Deer Advocate and RDNewsNow. Described as a 5 MW facility.
Claimed capital cost
$300M — stated by the Red Deer Advocate and CentralAlbertaOnline. An estimated $300 million for the facility, as reported. The land itself was reported at about $300,000 an acre.
What would change this row
The 17 November 2026 public hearings, and whether the sale closes.
Prairie Sky Data Solutions Strathmore, Phase 1Strathmore · Prairie Sky Data Solutionsstage Proposedpower Not disclosedclaimed —
The registry gives a completion date of 2026 and records no cost or capacity. The newest news item it links to is from August 2025.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Local utility supply, per press: 1.5 MW secured through FortisAlberta, as reported by StrathmoreNow. The retrofit reuses a former 10,000 sq ft cannabis facility. No filing found. StrathmoreNow reported in August 2025 that FortisAlberta had “helped the centre secure 1.5 MW of power”, with 13 MW expected by the end of phase one. That is a distribution-utility supply, not an AESO allocation.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Strathmore.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. None found.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None confirmed. The company's site reads “Coming Soon” and “Under Construction”.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
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Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
The registry's 2026 completion date, unmet as of mid-October 2026.
Edmonton Energy & Technology Park data centre districtCity of Edmonton, northeast · Walton Global (applicant: Stantec); operator not namedstage Proposedpower Not disclosedclaimed —
Walton has applied to amend the area structure plan (LDA26-0225) to redesignate 253 hectares from petrochemical to medium industrial and add data centres and power generation, described as “hyperscale-ready”. Public engagement runs to 25 October 2026. No hearing is scheduled, and rezoning would be a separate, later step.
Why it is filed as "proposed"
Announced. It may or may not have entered any approval process yet — the checklist below shows which. Most Alberta projects are here.
How it intends to get power
Not disclosed. Not disclosed. The application adds power generation as a permitted use; no matching request was found on AESO's list.“Not disclosed”: No public filing establishes how this project intends to get power.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. 253 hectares in northeast Edmonton, north of Anthony Henday Drive. Ownership not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No public record either way. Area structure plan amendment applied for; engagement open; not decided.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No public record either way. None found.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. No allocation, and no request found.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
— Not disclosed.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
A council hearing date for the plan amendment, and a named operator.
Synapse Olds data centreOlds · Synapse Data Center Inc.stage Rejected or withdrawnpower Building its own powerclaimed 1 GW · $10B
Refused at the power plant. On 17 August 2026 the AUC denied the roughly 1,400 MW gas plant meant to run the campus (Decision 30732-D01-2026), without a hearing, finding it not in the public interest: it sat about 30 metres from homes, with more than 700 residences within 800 metres. The refusal does not bar a new application; Synapse said it would review the decision. The Town of Olds says no development permit has been submitted, and the provincial registry entry (12013) no longer appears in the registry's feed.
Why it is filed as "rejected or withdrawn"
A council said no, the regulator refused its power plant, or the applicant pulled it.
How it intends to get power
Behind-the-fence gas. The plant was refused. Planned to run on its own gas plant. No request under its name appears on AESO's list.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No public record either way. Within the Town of Olds. Ownership not established.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No. The town says no development permit application has been submitted.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No. Power plant denied, AUC Decision 30732-D01-2026, 17 August 2026.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): Not needed. Not needed — planned its own power.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. None.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
1 GW — stated by the Town of Olds. A roughly 1 GW campus, announced 27 January 2026. The refused plant was about 1,400 MW.
Claimed capital cost
$10B — stated by the Town of Olds. About $10 billion, per the town's January 2026 announcement.
What would change this row
Whether Synapse files a new power plant application, at Olds or elsewhere.
Rocky View Technology ParkRocky View County · Kineticor Asset Managementstage Rejected or withdrawnpower Building its own powerclaimed 900 MW
Rejected. Rocky View County council voted 6–1 against the area structure plan on 9 September 2025, after a hearing of about ten hours at which, CBC reported, more than 50 presenters spoke against and four in favour. The county said the decision rested mainly on the location and its effect on local farmers.
Why it is filed as "rejected or withdrawn"
A council said no, the regulator refused its power plant, or the applicant pulled it.
How it intends to get power
On-site generation. Not proceeding. The county describes “potential for on-site natural gas power generation.” Moot.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No. Not proceeding.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No. Council voted 6–1 against, 9 September 2025.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No. Moot.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Moot.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. Moot.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
900 MW — stated by Rocky View County council report (Kineticor's AESO load application). An April 2025 council report says Kineticor had submitted a 900 MW load application to AESO, targeting Q4 2026. That is grid demand requested, not a built size. The plan area was about 448 hectares.
Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
Not this proposal, which is closed. Rocky View has since tightened its rules: Bylaw C-8766-2026, passed 21 July 2026, makes a data centre campus a discretionary use decided by council, and at the same meeting council voted 5–2 for a temporary moratorium on new applications to redesignate land for data centres, until it adopts a new regulatory framework. The county's timeline now puts that strategy before council in July 2027.
Lone Pine Energy CentreRocky View County · Kalina Distributed Powerstage Rejected or withdrawnpower Building its own powerclaimed —
Kalina Distributed Power posted notice that it is “not proceeding” with the Lone Pine Energy Centre and is withdrawing it from Rocky View County's land-use pre-application process; local and trade press date the notice 24 April 2026. It proposed a data centre alongside a 200 MW gas-fired plant, about 16 km northeast of Airdrie.
Why it is filed as "rejected or withdrawn"
A council said no, the regulator refused its power plant, or the applicant pulled it.
How it intends to get power
Not applicable. Proposed its own gas-fired plant. A 280 MW grid request under the name Lone Pine Energy Park shows as cancelled on AESO's list.“Building its own power”: Plans to generate its own electricity on site rather than draw from the common grid. It still needs the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the power plant, but it does not compete for AESO's scarce interim capacity.
What has actually cleared
- Site secured: No. Withdrawn.What counts: Owns or has firm rights to the land. An option or a letter of intent is not this.
- Municipal approval: No. Withdrawn before a formal application.What counts: A development permit, with a number or date, counts in full. Rezoning or an area structure plan alone counts as partial — the land may be used this way, but nothing is yet permitted to be built. A facility already operating counts.
- Power plant permit (AUC): No. Moot.What counts: The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the associated generating station. Only applies to projects building their own power.
- Grid allocation (AESO): No. Moot.What counts: Holds part of AESO's interim 1,200 MW large-load allocation.
- Construction started: No. Moot.What counts: Ground broken, confirmed by the developer or the municipality.
Claimed capacity
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Claimed capital cost
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What would change this row
Whether Kalina brings the project back elsewhere — its notice said it would discuss relocation with the county.
The capacity figures in this table are not all the same kind of number — some are a data centre's own power draw, some are the size of the power plant built for it — so they are not added up here. The comparison that holds is the one at the top: 26.8 GW asked of the grid, 1,200 MW available.
Also asking the grid
AESO's list carries more data-centre requests than this table. These are the ones of 300 MW or more that this page has not been able to tie to a named developer, so they are not rows. Together they come to 11.5 GW across 13 requests. The 9 Cluster 3 requests that bring their own generation are counted separately, above. The list also holds 9 requests for exactly 74.9 MW — just under the 75 MW size at which the interim limit applies.
Phase 2 first appeared on the October 2026 list. Not Meta, whose requests are the GLDC loads.
At Capital Power's Genesee site. AESO does not name the applicant.
Alberta Data Centre Watch calls this a likely match for Beacon Chestermere; unconfirmed.
What would break this reading, and what has been checked
Each line names a result that would contradict the reading at the top of this page, and what the record shows as of 15 October 2026. The first is the previous version's framing, which this update revises.
- 1.
“The grid is the hard part” · Does not hold
It fails if a project that went around the grid was stopped at another gate.
Result: Synapse Olds data centre lost its power plant at the AUC. The grid is the first hard part, not the only one.
- 2.
The release is still all there is · Holds
It fails if AESO has released capacity beyond 1,200 MW, or a third project holds an allocation.
Result: Still two allocations, P2936 and P3083. Phase 2A is not final; its draft 1,600 MW pool can be cut off and lasts at most three years. Even if adopted, 2,800 MW against 26.8 GW requested is about 10%.
- 3.
Demand far outruns the release · Holds
It fails if requests on AESO's list fall below three times the release.
Result: 16 GW in June 2025, 20.7 GW in September 2026, 26.8 GW in October 2026: about 22 times the release and 2.1 times the all-time peak.
- 4.
Most announced projects have not been built · Holds
It fails if most projects in the table are under construction or operating.
Result: 6 of 33. No row moved into construction since the previous version. Two that are building have pushed back their power dates: Bitdeer from Q2 to Q4 2027, and the Blindman site from the third quarter of 2026 to 2027. eStruxture's CAL-3, due in fall 2026, had not opened.
- 5.
The route around the grid meets other gates · Holds
It fails if behind-the-fence projects are clearing the AUC and the county without resistance.
Result: The AUC approved Greenlight, refused Synapse Olds data centre, and has not settled Beacon Heartland AI hub and Beacon Indus AI hub. Counties: 116 appeal files on Meta's permit, 107 on Emerson Trail's, Rocky View's moratorium to July 2027, Grande Prairie's district bylaw, and a judicial review in Vulcan County.
- 6.
Power strategy predicts progress · Holds, with a caveat
It fails if projects that are waiting on the grid are building faster than allocated or self-supplied ones.
Result: Of the 6 rows built or building, 5 hold an allocation, supply their own power or were connected before the release. The exception is eStruxture CAL-3, 90 MW with its supply undisclosed. None of the other 14 rows still waiting on the grid or not saying how they will be powered has started. The caveat: Keephills data centre holds an allocation and has not started either, so an allocation is necessary and not sufficient.
- 7.
“Local approval, not the grid, is now what binds” · Does not hold
It fails if projects with their land use approved are moving while the grid gap stays wide.
Result: The grid gap widened over the same months, and Beacon Foothills AI hub, Goldfinch Technology Park and Travers AI data centre campus have land-use approval and no allocation, and have not started. Local approval reads as a second gate, not a replacement for the first.
- 8.
The next check · Pending
It fails if AESO opens Phase 2A and allocates capacity beyond 1,200 MW, or the AUC decides the Beacon Heartland and Indus plants, or the tribunal rules on the Meta and Emerson Trail appeals. The preliminary hearing on Meta's permit was set for 13 October 2026; its outcome was not public by 15 October 2026.
Result: Not yet decided.
Things you may have heard that are not in the table
Each of these circulates in coverage of Alberta data centres. None of them held up against a primary record well enough to be counted above.
Microsoft, Google or Oracle data centres in Alberta
Trade press refers in general terms to hyperscalers 'forming agreements with the Alberta government'. No named site, capacity or dollar figure was found for any of the three.
A $26 billion Wheatland data centre
This refers to Wheatland, Wyoming, not Wheatland County, Alberta. Platte County, Wyoming, approved its rezoning in September 2026. A name collision that has travelled into Alberta coverage.
Wonder Valley at 7.5 GW, or 9 GW
Both are the project's own full-build figures — 7.5 GW from the December 2024 announcement, 9 GW of generation from a 2026 spokesperson. No government record gives a full-build capacity, so the table carries the provincial registry's 1.4 GW for Phase 1 and shows the larger claims in the row.
A Fort McMurray or oil sands data centre
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo markets shovel-ready sites and existing cogeneration capacity, but no developer, capacity or investment has attached to a named project there.
Alberta's '$100 billion over five years' data centre target
A ministerial aspiration first stated in December 2024, repeated in 2026 coverage as though current. No current provincial page repeats it. It is a pipeline ambition aggregating announced-but-unbuilt proposals, not a measure of committed capital.
How this page is built
Every figure says who stated it and links to where. A government record is used wherever one exists; otherwise the source is the company itself or a named news outlet, marked as press. Where nothing was found, the field is left blank. Nothing is inferred or averaged. Where a developer and a government record disagree, both numbers appear.
The grid figures are rebuilt from AESO's monthly Connection Project Lists, retrieved 15 October 2026. A data-centre request is a row whose type includes data load; rows marked cancelled are dropped; a request's size is the load it asks to draw across all its stages. Generation a request offers to the grid is never added to load. A request belongs to a row in the table only where a public source ties the two; a likely match is named in the row and not counted.
The stage on each row is not the province's word. The Major Projects registry. The Government of Alberta's public list of large projects, carrying the province's own status and cost figures. Those figures often differ from the developer's, and the difference is usually the most informative thing available. is the closest thing Alberta has to an official scoreboard and this page leans on it heavily, but it lags announcements and many entries carry no cost or capacity. So the stage here comes from the same five questions asked of every project, and the registry's own status word is shown beside it rather than instead of it. A project counts as under construction only when the developer or the municipality says so.
What this page cannot see: AESO names connection requests by project, not by company, so many requests cannot be tied to anyone. Developers are under no obligation to disclose capacity or capital, and several have not. A blank is a blank — it never means zero.
Sources. The connection-list figures and the monthly data-centre series are from the Alberta Electric System Operator's Connection Project Lists, © AESO; see AESO's terms of use. The source of the materials majorprojects.alberta.ca. The use of these materials by FlossyPurse Studios is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon FlossyPurse Studios's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. See the registry's copyright and terms of use.
For facility-level detail this page does not carry — cooling, water use, noise, treaty geography — see Alberta Data Centre Watch, an independent public-interest directory. It is the better record of what a facility is; this one is about whether it is happening.
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