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Meta is building a $9B data center in Canada
Meta said it's investing $9 billion to build a new data center in Alberta, Canada, making it the company's 33rd data center in the world.
TL;DR
- Meta is building its first data center in Canada, located in Sturgeon County, Alberta.
- The facility represents an investment of over CAD $13 billion (approximately $9 billion).
- It will be a 1-gigawatt data center optimized for AI workloads.
- The project is expected to support over 3,000 construction jobs and over 300 operational jobs.
- Meta will also invest approximately CAD $60 million (about $42 million) in local infrastructure improvements.
- The data center will cover 2.9 million square feet on 1,750 acres and will use a closed-loop, liquid-cooled system.
- The facility is anticipated to be operational within the next 2 to 3 years.
- Sturgeon County's mayor welcomed the development, citing job creation and long-term tax revenue.