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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/meta-data-centre-sturgeon-county-alberta-9.7263271
Michelle Bellefontaine · CBC News · Posted: Jul 08, 2026 2:13 PM MDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Meta was revealed Wednesday as the proponent of a data centre in Sturgeon County, northeast of Edmonton.
In a news release issued Wednesday, the company behind social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram said it will invest more than $13 billion in the one-gigawatt project.
Meta is also promising to invest $60 million to improve local infrastructure.
The company said the project will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with “dry cooling” to eliminate operational water use.
Meta says the data centre will be its first in Canada.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined Meta officials and Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw for a news conference held in Calgary to make the announcement.
Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton
Technology giant investing more than $13 billion in project
Michelle Bellefontaine · CBC News · Posted: Jul 08, 2026 2:13 PM MDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Meta was revealed Wednesday as the proponent of a data centre in Sturgeon County, northeast of Edmonton.
In a news release issued Wednesday, the company behind social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram said it will invest more than $13 billion in the one-gigawatt project.
Meta is also promising to invest $60 million to improve local infrastructure.
The company said the project will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system with “dry cooling” to eliminate operational water use.
Meta says the data centre will be its first in Canada.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined Meta officials and Sturgeon County Mayor Alanna Hnatiw for a news conference held in Calgary to make the announcement.
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