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In case this has eluded you, Meta's natural gas powered $13 billion AI data centre in Sturgeon Country north of Edmonton uses up nearly as much power each day as the entire city of Calgary (1.1B GW) or Edmonton (1.2B GW).

Plus, it uses up more water a day than all of Sturgeon County.

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TECH-TIiMES Meta's 1 GW Alberta Data Center Claims Clean Energy Via Gas-Powered Plant Canada’s biggest data center will draw electricity from a dedicated $4.6B gas plant through at least 2030 By Eloise Jones Published: Jul 10 2026, 5:23 PM EDT
The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB We have an answer! The power plant supporting the new Meta data center will require 1.25 million liters of water a day. Currently, Sturgeon County uses 1.1 million liters of water a day municipally. So, this power plant doubles the water requirements.
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