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Meta Sturgeon County Data Center

Sturgeon County, Alberta, CanadaPreconstruction
Capacity
1,000 MW
Planned / design
Lead participant
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Developer
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
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About Meta Sturgeon County Data Center

Meta announced a 1 GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, with more than CA$13 billion of planned investment. The project is expected to peak near 3,000 construction workers, support more than 300 operating jobs, use closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling, and fund new generation and grid infrastructure.

Related projects

Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.

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Capacity

Planned / design
Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Future Potential1,000 MWDesign · Meta Sturgeon County Data Center

Development

1 phases · 1 milestones
Construction announced and infrastructure deliveryUnder Construction

Meta announced a 1 GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, with more than CA$13 billion of planned investment. The project is expected to peak near 3,000 construction workers, support more than 300 operating jobs, use closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling, and fund new generation and grid infrastructure.

Jul 8, 2026
Meta announced the Sturgeon County data center
Completed

Infrastructure

Electric GridUnder Construction

1,000 MW

Meta is funding new generation and grid infrastructure.

Cooling SystemPlanned Or Represented

Closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling and no operational cooling-water use.

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1

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Power & interconnection: 1Cooling & water: 1

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Location Context
Meta Sturgeon County Data Center | Sturgeon County | Alberta | CA
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MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Lifecycle Status
Preconstruction
Actual
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Reported Capacity
1,000 MW
Design
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Capacity Basis
1,000 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.
Actual
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Reported Investment
CA$13,000,000,000
Reported Rounded
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Construction Jobs Peak
3,000 jobs
Reported Rounded
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Permanent Jobs
300 jobs
Reported Rounded
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source
Cooling System
Closed loop liquid cooling with dry cooling
Actual
MetaMeta Sturgeon County Data Center project source