Meta Sturgeon County Data Center
- Planned / design
- 1,000 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
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.
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Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
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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.
Milestones (1)
Jul 8, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
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- Meta Sturgeon County Data Center project source · Jul 1, 2026 · Primary
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Under construction
1,000 MW
Meta is funding new generation and grid infrastructure.
Planned or represented
Closed-loop liquid cooling with dry cooling and no operational cooling-water use.
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Related projects (1)
Under construction limited scope · Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada
Same locality: Sturgeon County
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