Meta Sturgeon County
A hyperscale AI campus by Meta in Sturgeon County, AB, on the Alberta (AESO) grid. Status: announced.
Grid and gas impact
At full buildout this campus is announced at 1,000 MW. After phasing to 2030 and weighting by build stage, the index expects about 350 MW running by 2030. That is about 2.7% of the AESO record peak (12,800 MW).
At that level it would use about 2,300 GWh of electricity a year, roughly what 213,000 US homes use (EIA average of about 10,800 kWh per home), and add about 45.6 MMcf/d of natural gas burn on an average day, counting both on-site generation and the region's gas-fired power plants.
Its grid and gas scores tie: it draws on both the transmission grid and dedicated or on-site gas supply. Rated 2 of 4 bolts. Outlined bolts mean the campus is approved, announced or proposed and may not be built as planned.
Latest update. Paired with a new generating station; Alberta gives bring-your-own-generation projects priority (June 2026).
Research note. C$13B 'gigawatt-scale' campus announced July 2026.
Fact sheet
- Index ID
- DC-083
- Campus
- Meta Sturgeon County
- Developer / tenant
- Meta
- Segment
- Hyperscale AI
- Location
- Sturgeon County, AB
- State / province
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Metro
- Edmonton
- Grid region
- Alberta (AESO)
- Electric utility
- AESO grid + dedicated gas plant
- Status
- Announced (counts 35% toward 2030)
- Online / target
- Not disclosed
- Announced capacity
- 1,000 MW (Reported (unspecified))
- Expected load by 2030
- 350 MW (index estimate)
- Annual energy at expected load
- about 2,300 GWh
- Power supply
- Dedicated gas plant ($4.6B, Pembina-led)
- Added gas burn, average day
- 45.6 MMcf/d (index estimate)
- Impact rating
- (2 of 4; scale)
- Confidence
- C (One secondary source)
- Last reviewed
- November 3, 2026
Sources
- Data Centre West 2026: Alberta's digital infrastructure moment has arrivedMondaq (Canadian law firm article) · 2026
- Is Alberta's grid ready? (data centres)Government of Alberta · Jul 30, 2026 data
- Canada data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government documentBNN Bloomberg (Canadian Press) · Jul 8, 2026
Every source used across the index is listed in the source log. Spotted an error? Email [email protected] with "Correction: DC-083" in the subject.
How to cite
Data Center Index (datacenterindex.info), Discovery Energy. "Meta Sturgeon County" (DC-083), https://datacenterindex.info/campuses/dc-083-meta-sturgeon-county/, updated November 3, 2026.