Alberta’s power regulator has approved a 920-megawatt power plant project designed to serve a large-scale data centre northeast of Edmonton, finding the project “in the public interest.”
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) approved the application on Oct. 23, allowing Heartland Power Generation LP to construct and operate the natural-gas-fired plant in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland in Sturgeon County. Heartland Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Beacon Group Holdings Inc., which holds a controlling interest in data-centre developer Beacon Data Centers Inc.
Heartland Power says construction will likely begin in late 2026, with an in-service date for late 2027. It also requested a construction completion date of Dec. 31, 2028, to account for potential delays or contingencies….