Alberta's Data Centre Potential
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•Varcoe: Electricity key to tapping Alberta's $100B potential of data centres
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AI data centres are expected to gobble up huge amounts of electricity by the end of the decade .
The average ChatGPT query requires about 10 times the amount of electricity as a standard Google search.
Canada ’s cold climate, low cost for electricity in some provinces, and significant renewable and clean power supply make these facilities attractive.
Alberta wants to attract data centres, but cautioned developers need to be prepared to build their own electricity supplies.
Industry experts say all sources of power will be needed as the pace of data centre development will be critical in the race to develop and deploy AI .
Tech companies will likely look for projects that can add carbon capture and storage, or convert to using hydrogen in the future.
Natural gas provides reliability and will allow companies to build data centres quickly.
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