{"data":{"id":1994,"lang":"en","title":"Meta Commits $13 Billion to Its First Canadian Data Center, Plans to Double Global AI Compute by 2027","summary":"Meta is building its first Canadian data center in Alberta for $13 billion as part of a plan to double its global AI computing power by 2027.","category":"business","category_label":"Business","published_at":"2026-07-12T18:01:12Z","updated_at":"2026-07-12T18:01:12Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1994-meta-commits-13-billion-to-its-first-canadian-data-center-plans-to-double","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1994?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1994.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://thedeepdive.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Meta-to-Build-Its-First-Canadian-Data-Center-in-a-13-Billion-Alberta-Deal.jpg","word_count":187,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://thedeepdive.ca/meta-to-build-its-first-canadian-data-center-in-a-13-billion-alberta-deal/","domain":"thedeepdive.ca"},{"url":"https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/meta-to-build-its-first-13-billion-data-centre-in-canada/","domain":"ctvnews.ca"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2067,"title":"Meta investuje 13 miliard dolarů do prvního kanadského datacentra, chce do roku 2027 zdvojnásobit globální AI výpočetní kapacitu","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2067-meta-investuje-13-miliard-dolaru-do-prvniho-kanadskeho-datacentra-chce-do-roku","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2067?lang=cs"},"content":"Meta will build its first Canadian data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, a $13 billion project spanning 2.9 million square feet across 1,750 acres. It becomes Meta's 33rd global data center and its largest outside the United States.\n\nAt full buildout the facility will draw roughly 1.8 gigawatts of power, combining about 970 megawatts of grid electricity (including a 10-year, 250-megawatt supply deal with Capital Power) with on-site natural gas generation from the nearby Greenlight Electricity Centre. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province can \"compete with any jurisdiction on Earth,\" while Technology Minister Nate Glubish called it the largest data center project in Canadian history.\n\nThe announcement follows an internal Meta memo revealing long-term supply agreements with Samsung, SanDisk and Sumitomo Electric to support a plan to double the company's AI computing capacity from 7 gigawatts in 2026 to 14 gigawatts in 2027, alongside a jump in annual capital expenditure to $145 billion. The Alberta project alone is expected to create over 3,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent roles, generating an estimated $250 million a year for the province in royalties, taxes and fees."}}