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AI Data Centers Shake Alberta | Calgary News
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Alberta’s tech minister is launching town halls to tout AI data centers as economic game-changers, promising billions in tax revenue and lower electricity costs — but critics say it’s too late, with major projects already approved. Meta’s $13B Sturgeon County complex faces protests over its linked gas plant, while a rival AI park near Grande Prairie is now in court over water rights. Meanwhile, Olds’ gas plant proposal was blocked by regulators, and a Calgary-area municipality has paused new projects amid regulatory uncertainty.
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