Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling for a federal environmental impact assessment on Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley project after a study suggests the 9 GW data centre and power plant could release massive amounts of heat in an area already struggling with drought.
The scientist who did the study called the new class of hyperscale AI data centres “Gigascale AI Smelters, smelting data and material strip-mined from people and planet.”
The report was released just as the first Wonder Valley open house was held near Grande Prairie and dozens of people showed up with questions and concerns.
The project was announced in December of 2024 but has been stalled since then. Now, it appears to be moving forward, despite concerns of local First Nations.
Read more about this AI mega-project that's the size of 130 West Edmonton Malls in my breaking news story for The Energy Mix.
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Data Centre Will Be One of Earth's Largest Heat Sources, Physicist Warns
Alberta's Wonder Valley AI data centre will be an “energy-and-heat-behemoth" warns a Utah State University physicist commissioned to assess the project.Jody MacPherson (The Energy Mix)
