Market
Edmonton: 8 sites, 4 operators, 1,000 MW under construction
Edmonton, Canada has 8 data centres, 4 operational, 4 operators, 11 MW live, 1,000 MW under construction. Meta alone accounts for 2 sites, ahead of Qu Data Centres.
Map of 8 data centres in Edmonton
Every Edmonton site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
Edmonton is one scope of the whole corpus. See every facility DC Atlas tracks on the global data center map.
Live
11MW
Under construction
1,000MW
Planned
4MW
Total potential
1,017MW
Who supplies the power
88% of the data centres we track in the Edmonton market have a named power supplier
- EPCOR6sites
- FortisAlberta1site
Who is building in Edmonton
The 4 largest operators here by total potential, of 4 tracked in this market.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | 2 | — | 1,000 MW |
| Qu Data Centres | 4 | 11 MW | 13 MW |
| iTel Networks Inc. | 1 | — | 4 MW |
| Crusoe | 1 | — | — |
Only 100% of the live facilities here carry a commissioning date across too few years, which is too thin to chart as a build history.
Recent activity
4 recorded developments in the Edmonton market, the latest on 27 Aug 2026.
Alberta holds virtual town hall on AI data centre development
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three ministers held a one-hour virtual town hall on August 27 to address resident concerns about AI data centre projects being built in the province. Over 12,500 people participated, raising questions about water use (particularly for Meta's $13 billion campus north of Edmonton), electricity costs, proximity to homes, and job availability for Albertans. The same day, the Opposition NDP called for a moratorium on AI data centre development until stricter rules and impact assessments are in place.
Alberta holds first AI data centre town hall in Lacombe amid opposition
The Alberta government held a town hall in Lacombe on August 19, 2026, to hear resident concerns about proposed AI data centres. Development has faced strong opposition over water use, pollution, and potential electricity bill impacts. Premier Danielle Smith countered that AI data centres will generate billions in royalties and taxes while using limited water and lowering transmission costs. Additional town halls are planned, including one in Sturgeon County north of Edmonton.
Alberta launches public consultation on data centre strategy as Meta Sturgeon County build advances
Alberta announced a new public information website and scheduled town halls beginning August 19 to address concerns about data centre growth, power demand, water use and local impacts. The initiative responds to community opposition to Meta's $13 billion, one-gigawatt AI data centre under construction in Sturgeon County, 35 km north of Edmonton. Alberta's grid operator has capped initial data-centre load allocation at 1,200 megawatts against 19,565 megawatts of requests; Meta received 970 megawatts. The province forecasts $250 million annually in royalties and taxes from the Meta project but acknowledges local unease over resource use, infrastructure costs and consultation timing.
Meta's $50 billion Hyperion data centre under construction, already benefiting local area
Meta is constructing a $50 billion hyperscale data centre called Hyperion for AI/superintelligence workloads. The facility is delivering local economic benefits even during its construction phase.
Questions about Edmonton
- How many data centres are in Edmonton?
- Edmonton, Canada has 8 data centres, 4 operational, 4 operators, 11 MW live, 1,000 MW under construction. Meta alone accounts for 2 sites, ahead of Qu Data Centres.
- How much data centre capacity does Edmonton have?
- DC Atlas tracks 8 data centres in the Edmonton data centre market. 11 MW is live, 1,000 MW is under construction, 4 MW is planned, for 1,017 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in Edmonton?
- 4 operators run facilities in the Edmonton data centre market. Meta is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 1,000 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in Edmonton?
- EPCOR and FortisAlberta serve the most data centre sites in the Edmonton data centre market. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 88% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in Edmonton
8 facilities