Episode Details

Data centres have faced growing public backlash in the United States. In Alberta, opposition has been less widespread, and the provincial government supports the industry, but communities are raising concerns. 

This week, our guests -Deirdre Sheehan, Partner and Co-Chair of the Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental practice at Osler, and Marcus Rocque, Vice President of Research at the ARC Energy Research Institute, review the main concerns surrounding data centres, using the topics outlined in Premier Smith’s recent video as a guide:

• What is a data centre, and why does Alberta want them?
• Didn’t other places get burned by data centres?
• How do Albertan’s actually benefit from these data centres?
• Will my power bill go up?
• What about water?
• Who decides where these data centres get built?

Content referenced in this podcast:

• Alberta Premier Smith video on six common questions on AI data centers

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