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MP Calls on New Brunswick to Reject Proposed AI Data Centre in Open Letter to Premier
Williamson says the project could strain NB Power’s grid with 200 megawatts of demand and raise rates for nearby residents.
- On Friday, Conservative MP John Williamson called on the New Brunswick government to reject a proposed artificial intelligence data centre in Saint John, warning the project could overwhelm the local power grid.
- Williamson warned that the public utility NB Power lacks the capacity to handle the facility's demand for 200 megawatts from the grid, potentially triggering electricity rate hikes for nearby residents.
- Beacon Data Centers' project requires 390 megawatts, yet the company refused to generate 190 megawatts on-site, prompting Williamson to urge the province to play "hardball" with developers.
- In a formal letter to Liberal Premier Susan Holt, Williamson laid out his opposition, while the provincial government maintains that any new data centre must cover its own costs.
- Williamson maintains that strict oversight is necessary to ensure industrial projects do not create price hikes for New Brunswick ratepayers, shielding them from the facility's financial burden.
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MP calls on New Brunswick to reject proposed AI data centre in open letter to premier
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick member of Parliament is calling on the provincial government to reject a proposed artificial intelligence data centre in Saint John, warning that it could overwhelm
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