Indigenous Leaders Urge Alberta to Develop Strategy for Gigawatt-Scale Data Centres - Electrical Business

First Nations express concern about Alberta’s data-centre strategy in open letter to province

Signatories say current framework undermines goal of attracting major industry players

Indigenous leaders urge Alberta to develop strategy for gigawatt-scale data centres - Electrical Business

June 26, 2025 – Earlier this month, we reported that the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) established a 1200-MW limit for large-load projects such as data centres between now and 2028 to maintain the reliability of the province’s electricity system. “Alberta has never seen this level and volume of load connection requests,” said AESO CEO Aaron Engen. “Because connecting all large loads seeking access would impair grid reliability, we esta…

Data Center Limits Will Hurt AI Boom, Alberta First Nations Say

First Nations say new data center power restrictions threaten their communities’ plans to capitalize on AI industry growth.