Meta bets $9B on Alberta AI data center to power cloud ambitions
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Meta is building its first large Canadian data center—a 1 gigawatt facility in Alberta's Sturgeon County that will cost about $9 billion and take 2–3 years, as part of a broader AI infrastructure push and potential cloud business selling excess capacity; the project will create thousands of construction jobs and involve local energy partners, while drawing scrutiny over environmental impact and energy use amid competition with other hyperscalers.
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