Alberta launches its AI Data Centres Strategy — and Central Alberta is ready

The Government of Alberta has launched its AI Data Centres Strategy, with the aim of making the province “the most attractive place to build AI data centres in North America” and a stated ambition of $100 billion of AI data centres under construction within five years.

The strategy rests on three pillars. Power capacity — prioritizing off-grid and grid-connected solutions, protecting affordability and reliability for Albertans, and using the province’s natural-gas reserves. Sustainable cooling — leveraging Alberta’s cold climate and developing best-in-class cooling with water capacity in mind. Economic growth — Canada’s lowest tax regime, jobs and government revenue, balanced against affordability for existing industries.

For AHI, the strategy reads like the design brief the campus was planned to. Power behind the fence, engineered to AUC Rule 012. Direct-to-chip closed-loop cooling with zero municipal water, in a 52.3°N climate. Local trades hired first, and a new County and school tax base from day one — without a single new municipal service.

“Alberta asked for ‘bring your own power’,” said Sunny Sarpal, CEO & Founder. “We have been planning that for four years. This strategy tells the world what Central Alberta already knew.”

AHI’s line-by-line alignment with the provincial strategy — and, from September 2026, with Canada’s Responsible Data Centre Development Principles — is published on the Canada & Alberta page.

AHI — AI Hub of Innovation is developed by Havenz Smart Communities (Lead Developer) in partnership with Turning Stone Developments (Lead Investor); both are general partners of AHI. Figures are as published on ahicampus.com at the date shown; nothing in this article constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities. Growth beyond the 30 MW plan of record is a pathway subject to its own permits and studies.