Data centres are hungry for power, and Alberta is pitching itself as the place to build

Alberta is putting itself in the race for a slice of the soaring growth of data centres in North America and around the world. The province has a unique offering, but also challenges — including questions about how much pollution its natural gas-dominated electricity grid produces now and into the future. 

Data centres are hungry for power, and Alberta is pitching itself as the place to build
Banks of computer servers.

Alberta is putting itself in the race for a slice of the soaring growth of data centres in North America and around the world. The province has a unique offering, but also challenges — including questions about how much pollution its natural gas-dominated electricity grid produces now and into the future.