"You’re talking about a number that is potentially half a percent of global electricity consumption by itself just for data centres in Alberta"
A REALLY WILD update on Alberta's fossil-fuelled data centre plans
[www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/a...](https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/absurdly-high-alberta-considering-almost-21-gw-of-gas-powered-data-centres/ )
[‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Consi...](https://www.desmog.com/2026/07/23/absurdly-high-alberta-considering-almost-21-gw-of-gas-powered-data-centres/ )
Ketan Joshi
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