Alberta’s Utilities Commission Rejects Power Plant for Proposed AI Data Centre in Olds
The Alberta Utilities Commission has rejected Synapse Real Estate Corp.’s application to construct a natural gas power plant to power a large proposed AI data centre campus in the small town of Olds, Alta. Synapse had proposed a 10-building artificial intelligence (AI) data centre campus with 1.4 gigawatts of onsite natural gas power, as well [...]
TL;DR
- Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) rejected Synapse Real Estate Corp.'s application for a natural gas power plant.
- The power plant was intended to supply a proposed AI data centre campus in Olds, Alberta.
- The AUC cited the proposed site's unsuitability due to its proximity to the surrounding community.
- Synapse had proposed a 10-building AI campus with 1.4 gigawatts of natural gas power and 1.8 gigawatts of diesel backup.