Dozens Protest Meta’s Plan for Massive Data Centre in Northern Alberta County
Protesters said the $13-billion project will strain water and power supplies and could raise bills, while Meta says the centre will be online in two to three years.
- On Sunday, dozens of protesters gathered in Morinville to oppose Meta's proposed $13 billion data centre, organized by 20-year-old Ben Baril at the Sturgeon County office.
- Baril cited concerns over the 1,700-acre site's impact on the power grid and water supply, alongside worries about artificial intelligence displacing workers and frustration over insufficient public consultation.
- Innovation Minister Nate Glubish downplayed concerns, stating Meta will pay 100 per cent of infrastructure costs and contribute $20 million to $40 million in property taxes, using a "closed loop" cooling system.
- Premier Danielle Smith stated Alberta's grid operator will supply surplus energy until the Greenlight Electricity Centre begins powering the site later this decade; Meta expects operations within two to three years.
- Opponents argue artificial intelligence expansion threatens jobs across Alberta, claiming the facility 35 km north of Edmonton ignores resident needs and will strain the regional energy grid.
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Hundreds protest Meta's plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE — Hundreds of protesters chanted "Down, down with corporations" outside a northern Alberta county office on Sunday to voice their opposition to tech giant Meta's plan to build a data centre.
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Dozens protest Meta's plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE - Dozens of people are protesting tech giant Meta's plan to build its first Canadian data centre in a county north of Edmonton.
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