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N.S. premier says future support for data centres depends on energy supply, safety
Houston said the province has no active proposals and would only consider a project if it could fully meet electricity needs without risking the grid.
- On Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston stated the province is not "actively pursuing" artificial intelligence data centers, citing energy availability as a limiting factor for any future projects.
- While provinces like Alberta embrace such development, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew recently rejected a large data center project near Winnipeg, citing concerns that energy and environmental costs outweighed economic gains.
- Houston indicated data center discussions might only occur after Nova Scotia's offshore wind projects like Wind West become operational, with the first phase estimated to cost $60 billion and produce five gigawatts by 2033.
- Currently, the province has no active files or proposals for data centers, with Houston describing such projects as "not a today thing, not even a tomorrow thing."
- A recent York University study identified 96 large-scale facilities across Canada with capacity of 100 megawatts or more, with predictions that water and energy use will double in four years as artificial intelligence grows.
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N.S. premier says future support for data centres depends on energy supply, safety
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says his government is not actively pursuing data centre projects, and he would only support such an endeavour if the province could fully
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