Alberta pitches cheap natural gas for data center boom, at odds with Canada's clean power aims - Reuters

✓What's documented Alberta's C$100 billion target, 900 MW gas plant, Pembina/Kineticor investment decision deadline, 90% of Canadian hyperscale projects.

Alberta is pitching its abundant cheap natural gas and cool climate to attract AI data centers, a push that cuts against Canada's plan to tie new data center development to clean energy. The province is targeting C$100 billion in data center investment, and roughly 90% of Canada's nearly 100 planned hyperscale facilities are slated for Alberta. Pembina Pipeline and partner Kineticor expect a final investment decision by the end of June on a 900 MW gas-fired plant for an unnamed data center client.

• Alberta targeting C$100 billion in data center investment
• About 90% of Canada's roughly 100 planned hyperscale data centers are slated for Alberta
• Pembina Pipeline and Kineticor near final decision on a 900 MW gas-fired plant for an unnamed client
• Alberta's grid is about 60% natural gas, with emissions intensity nearly five times the national average
• Conflicts with PM Mark Carney's pledge that Canadian data centers run on clean power